Otter Creek Reservoir

[jscottphisher]

I fished Otter Creek Reservoir yesterday the 14th. I was trolling leadcore with gold popgear and nightcrawlers. The first Bow I landed was about 3lbs and it had a deformed backbone. I suspect it had Whirling Decrease. Does anyone know if Otter Creek is infected or not. I caught over 2 dozen really nice, fat, aggressive Bows but none of them had the backbone issue.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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[Kent]

Some fish arrive deformed from the hatchery.
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[PBH]

[quote jscottphisher]The first Bow I landed was about 3lbs and it had a deformed backbone. I suspect it had Whirling Decrease. [/quote]

Not if it was that big. More likely it was just a spinal injury or deformity.
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[jscottphisher]

Thanks for you comments.
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