Guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I caught this guy a few months ago in some really slow almost stagnant water. It was the worst looking fish I have ever seen!!! Near the tail there were open sores where you could see the muscle and tissue, really disgusting! I did some research on the web trying to identify the cause without much luck. I have seen fish with this before but never to this degree!!! If I remember right it was post spawn and there was a minor drought. Infection brought on by exhaustion/injury and slow water with high levels of Phosphates?? Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kend Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 I won't make any plans to wet wade in that stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ferguson Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 I'm no scientist, but it could be the result of catching a fish, then dragging it over the rocks and mud, thereby removing the slime coat. That's why we're always told how to carefully handle fish that we're going to release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Smith Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Sometimes people pay me to be a scientist, but I'm no pathologist and I can only guess. What I would gues is that fish looks like it has Columnaris to me. That's a disease that hits hard when the temperatures get hot. When hatcheries get it, everything dies. This rock bass seems bloodier than a typical fungus infection would make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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