Author Topic: Walleye picture (Read 3047 times)

Slamhound · « **on:** Jan 17, 2019, 09:25 PM »

Anyone ever seen this before was it hurt at one time?? No real marks on it. It was healthy and close to 5 pounds.

Super-ice-bird · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 17, 2019, 11:55 PM »

Fish are able to break their spines and still be able to swim and survive. Probably some trauma when the fish was small.

walleyewatcher · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 12:53 AM »

I caught 1 this summer the fish commission told me it was most likly born that way

Sandcountrylivin · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 12:55 AM »

Here on lake winnebago they are fairly common. We call em humpbacks, I believe it's a genetic mutation of sorts.

Sandcountrylivin · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 12:58 AM »

A google image search of "hump back walleyes" gives a dozen or so similar examples.

oldbuck · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 04:58 AM »

ive seen perch like that

Maddog · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 05:17 AM »

I have caught Cutthroat trout that looked like that. They seemed to be really healthy fish.

bosco2 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 06:42 AM »

And I caught a Pike like that.

fishinator · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 07:15 AM »

I believe it's caused by whorling disease (sp?)

Blueman247 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 07:30 AM »

I have had one similar to that, it wasen’t quite as big and it was nice and healthy as well

P Meyette · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 07:40 AM »

intresting never seen that before

bullpine · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 07:56 AM »

tough one to filet

chevy rotbox · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 08:01 AM »

I too have caught perch like that

JD39 · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 11:21 AM »

I have seen this in the local trout fish hatchery a lot. It is usually a birth defect but the fish typically do ok with and are usually healthy.

captain54 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 11:25 AM »

Yea birth defect.

reeleyz · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 11:52 AM »

This one is from Oneida lake a few years ago.

SDPerchPounder · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 02:41 PM »

I caught this guy twice in the same night wader fishing. Persistent fella.

numbtoes · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 18, 2019, 11:13 PM »

Yes, I think whirling disease too. Lot of information on google. I've caught a few hatchery trout with it. Never a wild trout. From the photos, obviously in other species too. Like was mentioned, if you can filet them you are good.

Fishermen · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 20, 2019, 11:33 AM »

U see that in lake trout also

Bear Lake Bob · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 20, 2019, 09:38 PM »

Looks like a typical hatchery injury, however it can also happen by a injury caused by a larger fish when this distorted fish was young! I gave seen quite a few of this type injuries on hatchery trout caught by hook and line!

DANMAN · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 23, 2019, 07:24 PM »

prolly attacked by pike when smaller

pegasus · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 07:19 AM »

Scoliosis, used to see it all the time in Salmon being pen raised. Look in Google for pictures of fish scoliosis.

Poutman · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 03:40 PM »

Cormorants are the culprit in many cases.

walleyechobs · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 24, 2019, 07:50 PM »

Quote from: JD39 on Jan 18, 2019, 11:21 AM

I have seen this in the local trout fish hatchery a lot. It is usually a birth defect but the fish typically do ok with and are usually healthy.

in trout its called whirlings disease

reddog11 · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 26, 2019, 06:44 PM »

Weird

Startinout · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 26, 2019, 09:48 PM »

We get them in lake Arthur in pa from time to time. Not sure what it's all about, but have caught multiple ones resembling yours in the past couple years.

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