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Yellow Spots on fish

Post by FishBaitThe2nd » Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:46 pm

One of the hens I caught today had ta dark yellow circle right below its gill plate about the size of a nickel...any one know the reasoning for it? It was an obvious spot.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by king killer » Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:50 pm

I've noticed the same thing on a lot of my hatchery fish as well. Most of the time it is a yellow spot near the belly though.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by Brat Bonker » Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:49 pm

Yeah the fish we were getting this weekend had them all over the belly area, I was wondering the same thing
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by schu7498 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:31 pm

More than likely a heal spot from a lamprey. I found a dead lamprey in the river on saturday.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by kingfisher101 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:35 pm

That was what I was thinking.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by jd39 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:36 pm

[quote="schu7498"]More than likely a heal spot from a lamprey. I found a dead lamprey in the river on saturday.[/quote
Would be my guess too.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by losaturn » Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:18 am

Not the best picture, but did it look something like this?
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by Brat Bonker » Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:23 am

Not mine, my fish have spots the size of a dime or nickel.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by racfish » Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:39 pm

Tape worms possibly. Cook them on high heat.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by Bodofish » Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:59 pm

racfish wrote:Tape worms possibly. Cook them on high heat.
I prefer low and slow. Makes for a nice spaghetti texture. [rolleyes]
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by kingfisher101 » Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:01 pm

Yes it might not get entirely rid of the worms.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by racfish » Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:10 pm

I'd say cut one of the spots on the fish. Use a sharp probe to look. Tapeworms sometimes leave a spot on the skin. Tape worms are something you dont want to eat. With water temps being a lil higher it could make the fish more apt to get worms. Be careful. Bodo you must like your pasta al dente.Worms too.
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Re: Yellow Spots on fish

Post by Bodofish » Wed Aug 07, 2013 3:52 pm

:)
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