Lamprey's on Fish, on LSSU Fish Cam

[GLF]

I was watching the LSSU fish cam for a few minutes and was suprised by the number of fish I saw that had lampreys attached to them. I grabbed these photos over the coarse of a couple minutes.

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2271/lampreyvq9.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6824/lamprey1zt1.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9665/lamprey2og8.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3267/lamprey3qi3.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6789/lamprey4mz9.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/584/lamprey5qv9.jpg

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/6928/lamprey6tr2.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/2452/lamprey7vh4.jpg

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/8066/lamprey8dw0.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/9067/lssuqg8.jpg

Imagine how many lamprey's there must be if this is only 1 camera over the coarse of a few minutes. :eek:

[GLF]

Here is a close up of what I believe is a lamprey.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1714/lamprey9qz9.jpg

[Rayman96]

Is this in a pen enclosure?

[JWheeler]

No it's not, St. Mary's River??? I think

[Fishwhisperer]

I talked to the DNR, at the South Haven launch, last weekend. He had observed less lamprey scarred fish this year.

[GLF]

No it's not, St. Mary's River??? I think

Correct!

Where is the Lake Superior State University Aquatic Research Laboratory Fishcam Located?

The ARL Fish Cam is located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, in the St. Marys River. The camera is positioned on the output side of the Edison Sault Electric power generation building, on the east side of the hydro plant, immediately downstream from Lake State’s ARL hatchery..

Click here for more details. (http://www.lssu.edu/arl/fishcamlocation.php)

[Rayman96]

Thanks for the post, Mike. Very interesting website.

[tltorrice]

I caught a Salmon last Saturday in Manistee with a Lampray on it. It was killed.

[rdfishin]

there does seem to be less fish being cought in this area of the lake with no lamprey scars or actual lampreys attached to the fish i know the fish ive gotten with sea-mac and dirty dog havn't had any

[Priority1]

A few years back it seemed that the Lake Trout were more prone to having a lamprey hitchhikers than the salmon. Very interesting.

[crosscobra08]

i haven seen any scars this year yet

[Adam Bomb]

I thought the same thing Mike. I usually click on this cam once a week and there are alwasy fish that come by with lampreys. Sometimes i think its at least 3 of 10 that have them...others, barey see one.....Any way you look at it....its TOO many.:(

[rdfishin]

i have to retract my statement i made earlier cause when we were out with sea-mac sunday we caught a big king with about a 16" lampray on it and a smaller one with a scar on its side

[Walleye Express]

There are more lampreys per live fish in the St. Marys River then in any other body of water. The sheer size and volumn of water running through this flowage From Lake Michigan to Lake Huron makes it impossible for any kind of Lampreycide treatment to be effective. The DNR have kicked around a capture and sterilization idea for years concerning this river, but for the lack of funds and personell nothing happens. So the lamprey in that system have no enimies and get a free life ride. :mad: