Quote Originally Posted by Fishengineer View Post
I see this about every year after the spawn at Harris. I have talked to a couple people who believe that it is the remaining eggs that did not get eliminated out of the spawn sacs that are absorbed into the fish causing the discoloration. This happens usually in larger fish, that are females. I have never seen this in the males. My $.02, Fishengineer
Went to Randalman yesterday. Every fish we caught was off colored. Do not know if they were in muddy to long or if it came from the 3 big cattle farms bordering the lake. Tried to fish in one cove, near one of the farms but the smell was so bad that we could not stay. We cleaned a few but did not like the color or the smell of the fish, so did not keep them.