Hi, everybody I decided to go check out the Rock today Because I heard that DWR restocked it up with some fishies, I guess the rumor is true because when I got there I started landing some pretty nice Rainbows, but I also missed a lot of hits, tricky little Fishies. LOL [cool]
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I may be mistaken but it looks like the larger bow in the picture has those worm marks that E.C is known for. Are the trout up at Rockport contaminated as well?
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Hmm I am not sure if they had the worm marks I have never seen them on the Bow's before. But it was good eating though! LOL [
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those are from stress because the water levels fluctuate so much. Someone else may know a little more about it TD?
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[cool][#0000ff]Rainbows in almost all of our lakes are subject to getting those "anchor worms". It usually happens when the water temps stay too warm for too long. That reduces the effectiveness of the protective slime layer of the fish and they are open to the attachment of the larvae of those worms.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Definitely looks like a couple of "fish zits" on the largest bow. But not nearly as bad as some infestations I have seen at EC. The worst used to be at Pineview, when they were trying to maintain that as a trout pond. By late summer every year the rainbows became "pizza-sides".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good news is that these are just temporary skin parasites that will go away in colder water. Also, they do not affect the flesh and there is no chance of transferring to humans. Although I have seen a few adolescent humans with faces that looked much worse.[/#0000ff]
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Rockport has the same worm problem as E.C. but not as bad. The worms go dormant in the winter and the fish heal up and the pock marks go away. If the fish is cooked it is not harmful to humans.
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