Lesions and Warts on Walleye

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@guitarhiker4449 10 ай бұрын

I caught a pretty big female walleye this spring that had these warts on one side. This was on the Hudson River in upstate NY. I did wonder at the time because i never seen one this bad before. Its all catch n' release in this section anyways but your video did answer some concerns i had. Thanks guys! Fish on! 🐟🎣

@thegreatlakesfisherman 10 ай бұрын

Interesting. Definitely seems more prevalent in recent years.

@joshofthecollins3640 10 ай бұрын

So funny this got posted today. Cleaned our catches last night and found a few with the diseaes wondeirng if they were safe to eat. Thanks for the good news👍

@thegreatlakesfisherman 10 ай бұрын

Very welcome - thanks for the comment!

@robertlivingston1634 9 ай бұрын

It's been quite a few years since I've seen it on little bay denoc, I do know it makes skinning a bit of a pain.

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

Last couple of seasons, we’ve seen it quite a bit on the Detroit River.

@SecondFloorOutdoors 9 ай бұрын

I caught one covered in walnut sized growths a few years ago in the Saginaw river. It looked nasty, I picked the hook out with a stick and kicked it back in.

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

lol. They are unsightly for sure. But just remember that there are all sorts of disease out there, many of which show no exterior symptoms. And yet we handle and eat those fish without knowing it. Cooking meat thoroughly solves a lot of problems. This biggest concern for any disease is when you are handling/cleaning the fish. That is when you have the highest chance of contracting something bad. Still, it’s hard to look at some of these fish without the cringe factor.

@natty4life387 9 ай бұрын

I caught a walleye on lake Winnipeg a couple weeks ago with this disease.

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

It’s fairly common on the Detroit River.

@johncoopes1056 9 ай бұрын

We caught one on April 7 on the Detroit river

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

We've caught several so far this year...

@kenseymour5152 9 ай бұрын

I caught 2 yesterday with them I’m here for the information

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

👍

@ronhively8826 9 ай бұрын

I would rather not even try to eat something infected with anything! Are people that hungry or just stupid enough that they would try to feed this to their family.?Throw them back and catch a clean one, it's that simple. Not trying to put anyone down but imagine if it were in a grocery store. Would you buy it? Really?

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

I hear what you are saying. That said, these viruses just happens to be ones that show external signs. You have likely eaten many fish with other viruses and just didn’t know it because the signs weren’t obvious.

@ronhively8826 9 ай бұрын

@@thegreatlakesfisherman I have a simple way of testing fish before it's eaten or cooked. Cut a small piece, bout the size of a dime, put it on a piece of paper towel. Put in the microwave for 45 seconds to 1 minute. If it starts arcing it has accumulated metals in it to a point that we as sportsman who like to eat our catch should be aware of.

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

Interesting…

@Brownshabsfan 9 ай бұрын

Is this true? I might have to try this! @@ronhively8826

@johnmetz1158 9 ай бұрын

Might be OK, But I still wouldn't bet on it

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

To each, their own!

@daveburkitt5287 9 ай бұрын

Ive caught crappie in my area with them

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

Is that on Great Lakes water or other inland lake water?

@harmsfamily420 9 ай бұрын

Perfectly fine looks like another fish tried to eat it is all

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

Actually, it's a virus....

@paulnokio1199 9 ай бұрын

Seagulls gotta eat too

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

True…

@matthewotis3594 9 ай бұрын

What to expect in filthy city waters. Poor fish.

@thegreatlakesfisherman 9 ай бұрын

The fish live in Lake Erie and just move into the river during the spawn. Not sure that the virus is caused by city water considering the water is fairly clean these days.