Recently caught large 18" rainbow in a TMA.

Unfornutley i dont have pictures forgot my camera that day.

but the fish had what looked like large blisters all over its tail and a few on its stomach. the fish was very pale and had VERY few faint black spots on it.

to be honest i didnt' really even wanna touch it to release it! eek2


was there some bacterial virus in some of the Hatchery tanks this year?? or is it possible that this fish is a holdover that BECAME sick in the river.??
looked like broodstock type rainbow to me.. But with warts/blisteres on its tail?

any of the DEP Hatchery/Biologists know of such a problem?

Mike
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Edited by Capt. Alewife (04/09/10 06:16 AM)
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