Lamprey on the south Chickamauga Creek confluence to main river..

[Tight_Lines]

So was fishing for white bass on the South Chick creek confluence to main river today. And one of the fish I pulled in had a Lamprey stuck to it! I was very UNAWARE we had Lamprey in our lake! My wife and i ski and swim on the chickamauga lake and now I'm a little worried about coming out of the water with some of these guys stuck to me! Should I be worried???

 

[Tight_Lines]

Will send pic later

 

[fishinvol]

They have always been around

 

[Tight_Lines]

They are not native to the area tho are they?? In all my years around lakes here I've never seen one

 

[fishinvol]

Yep . Native . See some on fish every year

 

[Dgreen]

Nick has them too. Like fishinvol i see them every year. Look a lot like greenpumkin!

 

[fischnrod]

Pinch em real hard with needle nose pliers, they will get off in a hurry

 

[jb366]

I've caught several bass with those nasty buggers stuck on em.

 

[JEEPnFISH]

I don't think ill be hanging my legs over the side of the kayak anymore!

 

[sdfd29]

The first one that I saw was over 25 years ago. I have seen them up to almost a foot long. It was on a very skinny bass that weighed about two pounds and should have weighed six.

 

[rusty50576]

Tight_Lines - 2/24/2018 6:49 PM

So was fishing for white bass on the South Chick creek confluence to main river today. And one of the fish I pulled in had a Lamprey stuck to it! I was very UNAWARE we had Lamprey in our lake! My wife and i ski and swim on the chickamauga lake and now I'm a little worried about coming out of the water with some of these guys stuck to me! Should I be worried???

Better stay outta the water!!!! Just kidding they are native to all waters around here and harmless

 

[Aries 181]

Dgreen - 2/24/2018 8:33 PM

Nick has them too. Like fishinvol i see them every year. Look a lot like greenpumkin!

He was on Nickajck.

Bill

 

[Dgreen]

Aries 181 - 2/25/2018 8:00 AM

Dgreen - 2/24/2018 8:33 PM

Nick has them too. Like fishinvol i see them every year. Look a lot like greenpumkin!

He was on Nickajck.

Bill

The creek feeding into Chic tail waters, Nick head waters I guess if you want to get technical. emoWorthy

 

[Hooker]

Seen one on a carp yesterday that looked 2ft long,,,biggest one I've ever seen

 

[porthos33]

Man there are tons of these things! I've seen a bunch already this year and every other year. That is why bass love the shakeyhead.

 

[Muskrat]

I've taken quite few off bass and crappie over the years and you can often see where a lamprey has been attached to a fish. Here's a pic of one I removed from a bass. It was attached right between it's eyes.

 

[Simpl3Man2014]

Yea, those things are nasty. I’ve seen them a couple of times on bass I’ve caught on the chick.

 

[fishnfed]

bait

 

[Tight_Lines]

Here is the pic..

 

[Tight_Lines]

tried to post pic but the file is apparently too big...