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I thought i might hear from the professionals on this subject . I have seen them a time or 2 in the mouths of crappie . Whatever they are i should say , they remind me of leaches . So what say the crew ? Is it a fresh water leach on the roof of its mouth ?
Or something much more sinister ....:Rofl
inquiring minds thing have a need to know dont ya know
and so it begins
I sure don't know positively, but looks like a small leach to me and found himself a spot to dine?
Did find this disunion on these I think?
leech like parasite INSIDE the fish's mouth...Anybody?
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Fish lice/louse often attach in the mouth. Also glochidia (larval mussel) can attach their too, although they prefer the gills. Both tend to be transparent. It could be a leech. Nature is fascinating.
Looks like that crappie may have bit it then it bit the crappie what'n ever it is.......:fish
Might be a corona virus sore. Dunno
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but it would have been a symptomatic due to the rest of the fish not showing any signs or symtoms of the virusQuote:
Originally Posted by silverside
a thermal forehead scan was probably in order but silly me left it at the house :Rofl
The inland fisheries department confirmed my suspicion and identified it as a leach , fyi
Well that no-good blood sucking @&%^%$
yes sir nothing much worser than an anemic crappie ...:Rofl
Wading in creek as a kid I got one on my leg one day, and it freaked me out. My Dad laughed and pulled it off. It is "leech" by the way.
I’ve thumped several off my arm while wading in Grenada. Seem to be more prevalent on the Skuna side. I suspect crappie consider them a delicacy.
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There are many fly patterns that imitate the fresh water leech. Trout eat them and I am sure other fish do. I bet shellcracker's love them. My 2 cents worth!
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These are some simi seal leech jigs from years ago. They are 1/32oz x #8's. I have caught shellcrackers and a few crappie on them. The crappie were in cool water in January. Dragging them slowly on the bottom and the crackers really thumped them hard. Attachment 379182
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when i was a young one and spent unlimited hours as an amphibian in spots i probably shouldnt have been submerged for those lengths of time i got a few on me from time to time. the ones i got up north were larger and more numerous and much more difficult to dislodge than the ones like i saw in the mouth of that crappie here in the southern us .
i do know like stated above many people use them as bait , i think i remember them being favorites for walleye maybe ?
interesting stuff , the fisheries biologist told me they see more of them and hear about them more frequently on rainy years here in texas by the way .
you know in my old age until you mentioned it i never noticed my typo ....spelling 101 right ? ....ding dong is me sometimes for sure :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by jawjatek
Interesting!
I remember getting leeches (never knew that either spelling) when swimming wading up in Michigan.
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