Thread: Hey D10

We catch those most springs in Nimrod. Chestnut Lamprey.

^^ what Nimrod said. They aren't extremely common but are definitely around. I would say I've shocked 15-20 in the last decade.

I caught one of those in little red
Looks horrid!!! And on river monsters tonight!

I think they need to be stocked in the lakes with pictures of them at each boat ramp for all the "water lice" to see.

For those that have not seen one here is a picture of their mouth.

Creekslick, that last picture was just wrong! As if the beast was not horrid enough to have attached itself to that poor crappie!

The only ones of those I've caught were not on crappie they were on trout in the white river. Id say 5% of the trout we caught had one of those attached.

Creekslick - we do see them in Greers Feery Lake. As Nimrod pointed out they are a parasitic Chestnut Lamprey. They are native to the waters of arkansas. Not to be confused with the sea lamprey, which have been devistating the great lakes for a number of years. Chestnut lamprey are the type of prarsite that feeds off its host but does not signifiacntly harm it or kill it. They are most often seen in rivers and the tailwaters beneith large corps reserviors like: Greers Ferry Lake, Bull Shoals, Nortfork, etc... However, we do get reports of them in the creeks and main tributaries feeeding these large corps reserviors as well. Definetely nothing to worry about.