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Date/Time: 10/31/2024 05:57PM
Eels

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carmike 01/04/2024 08:56PM
Interesting. I caught a pike with one on Sturgeon Lake...didn't know how common they were. The mouths on those things are the stuff of nightmares.
Pinetree 10/13/2023 11:07PM
Pinetree 10/13/2023 11:07PM
Stumpy: "I've caught fish with Lampreys on them.
Cairn Lake to name one."



Yes Cairn is known for its Silver Lampreys. Especially on northern pike.
Stumpy 10/12/2023 06:21AM
I've caught fish with Lampreys on them. Cairn Lake, to name one.
thistlekicker 10/05/2023 10:52AM
Those were not eels. They were lampreys, probably the native Silver Lamprey.


Lampreys
jdddl8 10/04/2023 12:06PM
I was fishing on Fred and caught a pike with an eel attached. I met another guy and he said that he and his son had caught two with eels. I am not an eel expert so I can't say for sure that they were Lampreys but the one I caught sure looked like the ones that I have seen in pictures.

I wonder how prevalent eels are in the park. Have you caught fish with eels in Q? Recently or a long time ago? If they are Lampreys I wonder how they got there.