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oogie8	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 11:34 am #permalink #1
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 817 Member No.: 8485 Joined: January 19, 2015	Did well on a tributary on Thursday, tough in the wind, but the fish were biting. Caught this fish with a strange spot on the operculum, I thought it was a wound, but closer inspection showed it to be just an odd reddish purple spot, Anyone run into this before?

oogie8	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 11:34 am #permalink #2
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 817 Member No.: 8485 Joined: January 19, 2015	Close up

outdoors4life	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 01:53 pm #permalink #3
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 388 Member No.: 16994 Joined: January 27, 2019	that's really odd..., would like to hear what it is as well. My best guess is that it's just an old injury or just some cell/genetic anomaly

oogie8	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 01:54 pm #permalink #4
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 817 Member No.: 8485 Joined: January 19, 2015	It was very strange, I ran my finger across it because I thought it looked in dented, Felt the same as the gill plate, and no blood , just colour. I can only surmise that it was an old wound healed, or a birthmark, LOL, if fish have those

Longshank	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 02:19 pm #permalink #5
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 11352 Member No.: 118 Joined: February 11, 2011	I had a similar/close marking like that on a bow a few years back and just assumed it was a wound, but could not tell for certain nice one btw things should heat up after this rain and cold...…..yaaaaaa

sniperlee	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 04:13 pm #permalink #6
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1466 Member No.: 939 Joined: December 05, 2011	Nice looking fish. Doesn't seem to be to bad off despite the abnormality.

oogie8	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 04:15 pm #permalink #7
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 817 Member No.: 8485 Joined: January 19, 2015	I wonder if its a hatchery thing shank

Longshank	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 06:58 pm #permalink #8
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 11352 Member No.: 118 Joined: February 11, 2011	no idea oogie…..anything is possible as to cause

metalbuckle	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 07:29 pm #permalink #9
World Record Trout Group: Moderators Posts: 10252 Member No.: 2 Joined: February 09, 2011	Beautiful bow, love the colours besides the birth mark... Very strange, I have never caught one with such a mark.. Must be a healed wound of some kind, even though it was smooth etc. I would say small lamprey possibly.

oogie8	Posted: Mar 30, 2019 - 08:46 pm #permalink #10
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 817 Member No.: 8485 Joined: January 19, 2015	I expect you guys are right, let’s keep our eyes open for Similar marks

simcoeslayer77	Posted: Mar 31, 2019 - 08:00 pm #permalink #11
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 787 Member No.: 10724 Joined: January 18, 2016	I was also thinking lamprey. Beauty fish

Chuck Enwinde	Posted: Apr 01, 2019 - 01:44 am #permalink #12
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 783 Member No.: 6034 Joined: January 30, 2014	That's a new one for me. Seen lots of steelies with a shortened operculum where it doesn't cover the gills entirely, but don't think I've ever seen a lamprey scar there. Most of the "birthmarks" I've seen on steelies were either yellow or black.

Disco	Posted: Apr 01, 2019 - 01:52 pm #permalink #13
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2754 Member No.: 10908 Joined: January 25, 2016	I think I have seen this before but then again I have caught so many over my life time I quite possibly have just thought I have. 😂 I think when I have seen this I thought it was more like a hickie. Like a lamprey latched on to the gill plate sucked forever and gave up due to the lack of blood flow.

burnzy1945	Posted: Apr 02, 2019 - 09:59 am #permalink #14
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 909 Member No.: 3334 Joined: January 30, 2013	Hicky

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