Lampreys

[Hanr3]

Someone educate me on Lampreys. Never seen one and have no knowledge about them. Are they good for fish, bad for fish? What purpose do they serve in the environment? Can you eat fish that have had Lampreys attached to them, or not? What effect do they have on the fish? I don't even know enough to ask the right questions about them.

They look like leaches, nasty little blood suckers. That make great walleye bait.

[Crestliner08]

Someone educate me on Lampreys. Never seen one and have no knowledge about them. Are they good for fish, bad for fish? What purpose do they serve in the environment? Can you eat fish that have had Lampreys attached to them, or not? What effect do they have on the fish? I don't even know enough to ask the right questions about them.

They look like leaches, nasty little blood suckers. That make great walleye bait.

Think about a regular American Eel, only instead of a mouth like one of those, lampreys have a round suction cup in their face, with rows of rasping teeth. They cling onto larger fish and suck out the blood. Sort of like a vampire. LOL! I've seen them as large as 3 - 4 pounds. They migrate from the sea however, so their introduction normally requires a river dumping into the ocean.

[Hanr3]

Think about a regular American Eel, only instead of a mouth like one of those, lampreys have a round suction cup in their face, with rows of rasping teeth. They cling onto larger fish and suck out the blood. Sort of like a vampire. LOL! I've seen them as large as 3 - 4 pounds. They migrate from the sea however, so their introduction normally requires a river dumping into the ocean.

Thanks, sound like leeches.