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Offline Vtgooseman

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Strange catch on the Conn. River
« on: Jan 25, 2010, 05:39 PM »
We were picking up Tip-ups and we found this guy with our shiner half swallowed.  This was a first for me catching a Mud Puppy.  Is this a common thing on the river?.   Goose



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Offline bradroy55

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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #1 on: Jan 25, 2010, 05:42 PM »
huh, ive never even seen one of those before!
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #2 on: Jan 25, 2010, 05:44 PM »
did it set your flagg off????? cool looking puppy :tipup:
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #3 on: Jan 25, 2010, 05:51 PM »
No, the flag didn't trip.  It was pissed when we took it out of the water, around 4 deg.  I bet  it would be great Laker bait. But we put it back.  Goose
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #4 on: Jan 25, 2010, 06:10 PM »
We catch those a lot in the spring of the year fishing open water for eyes.
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #5 on: Jan 25, 2010, 06:18 PM »
Do you catch them jigging or trolling?  I know I can catch clams trolling like no other.  Goose
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #6 on: Jan 25, 2010, 06:31 PM »
i usually see two or three a year come thought the ice they never set off the flag  never caught on open water cute little critter aint it
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #7 on: Jan 25, 2010, 06:57 PM »
I bet I catch 50 - 100 of them a year alot in the spring fishin for walleye on the bottom of the river, and every time I go ice fishing in piermont I get a ton of them on the bottom. ( the state of NH electricuts them in huge numbers just below the fish ladder in Bellows falls seen them a few times doing it out of a boat.)what a nasty looking critter suposibibly pre-historic?
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #8 on: Jan 25, 2010, 07:01 PM »
Quote from: lennyvt on Jan 25, 2010, 06:57 PM
what a nasty looking critter suposibibly pre-historic?


Probably a bowfin's inbred little brother. HAhahaha  ;D
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Offline vthonkerhtr

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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #9 on: Jan 25, 2010, 07:59 PM »
haha i dont know whats scarier the mud puppy or the guy in the pict!   ;D  good work!
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Offline tench

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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #10 on: Jan 25, 2010, 08:05 PM »
Those are some of the coolest creatures swimming in our waters though you have to admit...
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #11 on: Jan 25, 2010, 09:30 PM »
get em a lot fishing the river with crawlers...there is all sorts of crazy stuff in the conn river...WATCH OUT!
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #12 on: Jan 26, 2010, 03:27 AM »


Fry em up like a smelt  :thumbsup:
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #13 on: Jan 26, 2010, 04:49 AM »
good pike bait caught one in the retreat and got a 13 pound pike
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #14 on: Jan 26, 2010, 05:05 AM »
Is it on the approved bait reg list?   :)
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #15 on: Jan 26, 2010, 05:10 AM »
Those are some of the best eating fish i have ever had. We catch the in winni all the time.
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #16 on: Jan 26, 2010, 07:01 AM »
Place is full of those ugly Mud Puppy.  Not one of them last year set off our flags.  I learned to check my bait more often on the river. 
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Offline lennyvt

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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #17 on: Jan 26, 2010, 07:06 AM »
alot of the ones I catch have sores on them
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #18 on: Jan 26, 2010, 07:39 AM »
you see a lot of those coming out of the river at night. never seen one caught in the daylight hours. they are slimey little buggers!
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #19 on: Jan 26, 2010, 10:36 AM »
I thought catching Mudpuppies in the winter was a rare occurance, but it may occur more often than I thought. You guys may be able to help with on going research on these animals. It is believed that mudpuppies are native the Lake Champlain, but introduced to the Connecticut River some time ago. I have included a link to a website that is trying to keep track of and document the movement of this species throughout Vermont. Could you guys that have seen these on the Connecticut River or anywhere else for that matter take a look at the map on the website and let me know if you have caught them or seen them in a town that is not shaded in on the map? You can simply post a reply to this site or PM me with a photo if possible and a location. If you are feeling extra ambitious you can go to the "report your sightings" section of the site and fill out a report. If you document a mudpuppy in a town that has yet to have a sighting, it will then be shaded in. If you submit your name with the sighting, you will be considered the "first" person to sight that species in the town and get your name published in the field book. You guys could really help to understand this species better since you see them first hand. If you want to avoid filling out reports on the website, posting on this site is more than fine. Thanks for any help you can provide.

http://community.middlebury.edu/~herpatlas/index.html
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #20 on: Jan 26, 2010, 10:38 AM »
Lennyvt

do you have any pictures of them with the sores?
Thanks!
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #21 on: Jan 26, 2010, 02:54 PM »
I have caught a ton of them in the CT River around WRJ on crawlers and shiners. But only open water. They are very rare in some places, but there are a ton in certain parts of the CT.
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #22 on: Jan 26, 2010, 03:07 PM »
sumners falls in hartland vt is where i have got them
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #23 on: Jan 26, 2010, 04:24 PM »
Quote from: vttroutman on Jan 26, 2010, 10:38 AM
Lennyvt

do you have any pictures of them with the sores?
Thanks!
I will have to look.
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #24 on: Jan 28, 2010, 07:19 PM »
Freakin loaded with them from the Bow here to B.F. They love nite crawlers. Good pike bait. Try and keep them off at nite! UGH! Only jigged a few over the years though. Told they eat some fishes eggs? Walleyes? Garden fertilizer, hope they become extinct!  :%$#!:
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #25 on: Jan 28, 2010, 07:25 PM »
Mudpuppy???  Looks like a small cusk to me!
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #26 on: Jan 28, 2010, 07:28 PM »
Have you ever seen a 4 legged Cusk? 
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #27 on: Jan 28, 2010, 07:31 PM »
got 1 of those last year through the ice on oneida lake ...upstate NY
i would never think of putting it in a frying pan but always a trip to catch something with legs fishing..lol
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Offline Vtgooseman

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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #28 on: Jan 28, 2010, 07:33 PM »
Yeah, eating it was the last thing I was thinking of doing.
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Re: Strange catch on the Conn. River
« Reply #29 on: Jan 28, 2010, 07:35 PM »
Do pike really like those. I'd try anythin if it means big gators
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