Last weekend, I caught a largemouth on the north end of KY Lake. When I got it in the boat, I noticed a lamprey on it, and it fell off in the boat. It was about 6" long, and had a mouth full of teeth. This is the first one I've seen in KY Lake, well first time ever actually.
How long have they been in KY Lake?
since it's inception, you've just not caught enough fish to see one
Art Carney - Licking the mops at Porcini's since 2009.
It's really not uncomon to see that happen, i have pulled several off Bass like that when i catch a bass.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by buzzking »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">since it's inception, you've just not caught enough fish to see one
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whhhhaaaaaaatttt?
Its the truth, they've always been in there amigo, seen 3 or 4. 6-10 inches long....why exactly do you think the big worm works so well there bubba?
Art Carney - Licking the mops at Porcini's since 2009.
I've been seeing them at least 20 years! I've seen them on bass and Crappie.
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<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by buzzking »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
whhhhaaaaaaatttt?
Its the truth, they've always been in there amigo, seen 3 or 4. 6-10 inches long....why exactly do you think the big worm works so well there bubba?
Haven't been lucky enough after all these years I guess. Are they more abundant on KY than Barkley? I fish Barkley about 75% of the time...
never caught one on barkley, all on KY but I'm sure they are there.
Art Carney - Licking the mops at Porcini's since 2009.
They will not grow on Barkley because of all the poup comming down from the Nashville area
Several years ago I snagged a big carp on Barkley with a rattletrap. He had a lamprey on his side. It is the only one I have seen so far.
Freshwater lamprey are native to Ky.Lake,I think certain creature baits represent one to a bass and they try to kill it.
On election day my son caught a 3 pound bass and swung it overboard into the bottom of the boat. He bent down to get the bass and he said "he's taking a crap." As I turned to see the damage, he then said "NO, it's a worm!" I looked just in time to see a 8"-9" lampray wiggle straight out of that fishes butthole! I never would have believed if I hadn't had seen it.
I knew that they sucked to side of fish, but what the hell was this thing thinking?
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