Y'all ever shock up any of these?http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/12/umumyva2.jpg
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Y'all ever shock up any of these?http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/12/umumyva2.jpg
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.:biggrin
For those that have not seen one here is a picture of their mouth.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/12/7a6abe8e.jpg
Creekslick, that last picture was just wrong! :Rofl As if the beast was not horrid enough to have attached itself to that poor crappie! White Flag Icon
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.
Can't you get a reward for those "tagged" crappie??
Looks way much like a Democrat to me...........
Thats one ugly critter! I'll tell you what, drop all the affected crappie off at my house and I'll take care of those little buggers for you. :biggrin
The ones they are showing are sea Lampreys which get much bigger. The Chestnut Lamprey we have here are just inches long.Quote:
Originally Posted by $hane Ghent
This one was about 9" long.
Creek you should have pinched its ugly head off and battered it and fried it up. Might have been the next big thing in the food world, you never know.
I think you shoulda put it on a hook and dropped it down. If nothing bit it, maybe it would latch on to another fish. Or maybe you should get it mounted. 9 inches is probably near trophy size. What is the state record on those? That makes a nifty measuring device also. It would put that crappie at least 14 inches long. Nice fish.
Not sure if there is a state record for them but I do have some of the largest ones that I have ever seen in a jar in my office. They are almost 14 inches long.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCC
Biggest one I've ever seen came off a catfish we pulled off a bank/limb line. I started back up the bank thinking it was a snake!
:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by constructskeeter
Saw one today on Degray for the first time. Saw it attached to a bream.
I think we're being invaded by those things. There is a post over on the MS board about one on a bass.
sure does......it has all it's teethQuote:
Originally Posted by Buckrub