Lampreys?????

[Mr. UglyStick]

Everytime we hit the lake, we catch at least one walleye with a lamprey on it. Does anyone else find this as well? I thought they were in the great lakes mostly catching on to lakers. What do you do or what are you supposed to do with them? Any info. or input???

[alex-v]

Lake St. Clair ( I guess that is the lake you are talking about) is big enough that many people consider it an unofficial Great Lake. Also, the Walleye do move around a lot and it is very possible that the ones you catch migrated in from Lake Huron or Lake Erie. Over the years, maybe one out of every 100 Walleye that I caught would have a lamprey on it. But, I did catch a Carp earlier this year, in late July I think, that had a lamprey on it.

[LipRipper]

I caught a couple with lampreys in the st. clair river this year.

[Houghton laker]

I have caught I believe 5 with Lampreys on them this year!! Killed each lamprey by pinching them with the needle nose pliers!! ;)

[Sea Duck]

Those are silver lamprey (native species) not sea lamprey (the exotic species that caused so much destruction of lake trout populations). For more information try this link...

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/SilverLamprey_100716_7.pdf

[Mark-n-Fish]

Yeah, that sure looks like the one I got on a walleye 2 weeks ago. Nasty little critters. I'd sure hate to get one on me.

[Mr. UglyStick]

Thanks Sea Duck! I appreciate the info.

[ahartz]

we get a musky or two each year from LSC with lamprey attached...andy

[Ed Michrina]

good link thanx.-- I didn't know we had native species of lamprey in LSC.

[swamprat1954]

I have caught I believe 5 with Lampreys on them this year!! Killed each lamprey by pinching them with the needle nose pliers!! ;)
:yeahthat: SAME HERE.

[Krull]

we get a musky or two each year from LSC with lamprey attached...andy

About 1/2 of the Skies we get have them on them, and the Lamprey's get the plier treatment. Nasty looking buggers.

[SimsShark]

Those are silver lamprey (native species) not sea lamprey (the exotic species that caused so much destruction of lake trout populations). For more information try this link...

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/SilverLamprey_100716_7.pdf

Nice info. I never knew there was a native species either.

[MUSHY1]

I like to dice them right up on my Chum board, and eat them like Sushi, Japs pay big money for eel and Lamprey :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mushy

[stealydawn]

I have caught walleye in the river off of Algonac, with them being spit out of the walleyes mouth's; 2" to 5" long, i couldn't tell you what species they were.

[Mosdet]

So what is the proper way to dispose of the evil creature? Can you tell me exactly what the best way to kill one is?
Pinch with plyers? Cut off?
When killing the Lamprey what effect does it have on the fish?

Thanks,

Mosdet

[stinger63]

In the spring its not unusual to catch walleyes with lampreys on them in the upper st clair river.In the fall we catch cold water species with them also.If I manage to keep them on long enough and the fish hits the concrete with the lampreys attached I take them off and feed them to the gulls.

[Ed Michrina]

Well at least you found a good use for Gulls :lol:

[stinger63]

Im not by any means promoting the feeding of seagulls.As much as I despise them they have some sort of valuable purpose in eating all the other nuisance creatures we catch. :lol:

[airheadbros2be]

silver lampries are fun to have suck on ur arm if ur brave enough, when u pull them off it makes a kewl popping noise:chillin:

[stinger63]

I seen a salmon caught this weekend with 1 ft long lamprey that was 1 inch in diameter.I stuck my cigerette up its mouth and then smashed its head with a hammer.It still wanted to suck and attach itself to something after I stug the burning hot cig up its center of the mouth but not after I hammered it :lol: