Just read an article on the kdwp webpage saying they have found the Largemouth Virus at Crawford State Fishing lake southeast KS.Hopefully anyone fishing the lake will do their best to not spread that crap to any other lakes.
Just read an article on the kdwp webpage saying they have found the Largemouth Virus at Crawford State Fishing lake southeast KS.
LMBV is not know for a high mortality rate in fish.......it Does have some precautions that it is Not harmfull to humans but they still say to cut away the bad portion if planing to eat it and cook it thouroughly...........Other than that they still havnt found any TRUE reason why/how the Virus spreads........other than it is also contained in other amphibious creatures like frogs.
I agree that to contain the problem the fish need to stay there but the Frogs can carry it too.............Only way to nuetralize it is to kill off ALL equatic life in known infected lake I guess
LMBV came through one of our lakes a while back and almost ruined it i think it was mark twain but im not sure but its taken like 6-7 years for the lake to start comming back from what i heard but i might be wrong on the lake i cant remember which one it was
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luke »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">LMBV came through one of our lakes a while back and almost ruined it i think it was mark twain but im not sure but its taken like 6-7 years for the lake to start comming back from what i heard but i might be wrong on the lake i cant remember which one it was </TD></TR></TABLE>
MAN..........that must have been a bad problem to almost ruin a fishery of that size........Michihan has had LMBV for years and dont remember totall losses.....atleast the ones I have read about anyway
i cant for the life of me remember what lake it was though but it came through bad and really hurt the fishery
the worst part about the stuff is is takes out your bigger fish first then movs its way down............come to think of it it might have been Tablerock i seem to remember talkin to David Bladed about it one time when we went fishin......hell i dont know which lake it was its to early for me to be thinkin about much at all
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tritonryan »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">LMBV is not know for a high mortality rate in fish </TD></TR></TABLE>Ryan I don't know where you are getting your info, but LMBV can be devistating to a fishery. Look at Fork for instance. It is finally coming back. There were littlerally 10's of thousands LMB killed in that lake and made fishing very difficult for several years.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luke »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its to early for me to be thinkin about much at all
I didnt think you did that at all.......so being too early has Nothing to do with it
J/K man
Yeah......knowing very little about LMBV but reading stuff on it from years ago all i remember was the same thing....it was more present in Larger fish over 2-3 pounds than it was fingerlings........might have had something to do with matabolism or the smaller fish are more active more often and that made a difference or something.....I dopt know but it was an interestign read I had from the Mishigan Biologies site several years ago.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beetle »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ryan I don't know where you are getting your info </TD></TR></TABLE>
Michigan State Biologies did a study on this and said that the mortality rate was more substantial with Fisheries from other factors.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,....html
ÂThe DNR cannot eradicate this virus or treat affected wild fish populations, Whelan said. ÂHowever, as we continue investigating this disease, we appreciate receiving reports of unusual fish mortalities. In 2002, many largemouth bass mortalities were reported during the mid-July to mid-August period and some of these were likely LMBV related. However, many of the reports came in weeks after the mortalities, which is too long for confirmation of the disease. In 2003, no large scale mortalities were reported which is likely from the mild summer weather conditions that reduced the stress on largemouth bass populations.
The disease usually causes mortality when fish are most stressed. Potential stressors include very hot weather, high angling pressure, and possibly aquatic weed or other treatments during very hot periods. Any measures that can be taken to minimize stress on these fish will reduce the impact of the disease and mortality.
There are few outward signs that a fish has the virus. The virus has been found in many lakes where there have not been reports of disease or mortalities of fish. Affected fish usually appear normal, although they may be lethargic, swim slowly, and are less responsive to activity around them.
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Michigan State Biologies did a study on this and said that the mortality rate was more substantial with Fisheries from other factors.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,....html
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The disease usually causes mortality when fish are most stressed. Potential stressors include very hot weather, high angling pressure, and possibly aquatic weed or other treatments during very hot periods. Any measures that can be taken to minimize stress on these fish will reduce the impact of the disease and mortality.
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</TD></TR></TABLE>Explain that to the people in Alba Texas!! and they will find it laughable. Why so many dead fish in the Tx lakes that got it. Michigan biologists may have to get with Tx lakes so they can lower there H20 temp.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tritonryan »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> atleast the ones I have read about anyway .</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tritonryan »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> knowing very little about LMBV but reading stuff on it from years ago </TD></TR></TABLE>
I never said I was an Authorty on this
just remember..........Michigan Didnt do the Study In Texas
Down here in Oklahoma it wiped out Fort Gibson Lake pretty good....that lake is still struggling to come back.
Next time put some qoatation marks and preface it by saying According to the Michigan DNR lie this, and I wont be so hard on you for sounding like a know it all Poindexter
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beetle »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> sounding like a know it all Poindexter</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well that pretty much describes 75% of us on here then
Touche
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Well that pretty much describes 75% of us on here then
Touche
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beetle »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">more like 99%</TD></TR></TABLE>
Opps.....sorry......I have been corrected again
I'll brush up a bit
It hit lake Dardanelle in Arkansas late ninities before I moved to Kansas. For a while five pounds won a tournament when it was high teens to low twenties before. Just this year is started doing that on a regular basis agian.
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