03-12-2006, 05:45 AM
Once again, way to go on that nice bow and thanks for coming with me today. I had fun. It is good to hear that all the BFTers got a few. As George said, we did about the same as everyone else. We both collected a sack of perch and a few small (and one big) trout here and there. A higher percentage of the perch were smaller males than other trips I have had up there. However, we were blessed (cursed) by a constant catch of 10-12 inch chubs. They would be suspended or on the bottom. They usually came through on the finder like trout. I caught at least 12 of them myself! I kept moving and they followed. Weird, I have caught 1 or 2 thru the ice before, but nothing like that. Oh well, they actually are fairly scrappy on light tackle.
One last thing. One of the last perch I filleted today had some of these "parasites" we have discussed in the meat. It was a small male and it was actually heavily infested. I saved a sample and will submit it to a veterinary pathologist on Monday for review. I will have an answer by the end of the week and will post the results.
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One last thing. One of the last perch I filleted today had some of these "parasites" we have discussed in the meat. It was a small male and it was actually heavily infested. I saved a sample and will submit it to a veterinary pathologist on Monday for review. I will have an answer by the end of the week and will post the results.
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