Post Pictures Of Your Catch. (Mod note in OP 14/05/2015)

Eddie B wrote: »

Is there any scientific evidence that this is caused by bad handling? Only my opinion, but I don't believe this could be caused by bad handling.

Scientific evidence I'm just saying I've seen the exact same type of damage hundreds of times caused by bad handling but on trout. I've no idea if the same can happen a pike.

Eddie B wrote: »

Auldloon wrote: »

I've often seen similar on trout from bad handling like you say, high water temperatures also exasperated the problem. If they make it til winter and cold water mostly they survive it.

Is there any scientific evidence that this is caused by bad handling? Only my opinion, but I don't believe this could be caused by bad handling.

I can recommend some fish health textbooks for you if you'd like, much better than opinion.

Bogwoppit wrote: »

I can recommend some fish health textbooks for you if you'd like, much better than opinion.

Would you mind taking a snap of the appropriate information from the textbooks, and post them up here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would benefit from such information. It would be much appreciated of course.

This is what I like about this place. Members go out of their way to help others. Freely sharing knowledge and information without any thoughts of self praise.

Bogwoppit wrote: »

I won't be doing that no, I'm not interested in praise thanks.
Have a look at saprolegnia and columnaris infections on goggle, they are both secondary infections caused when the slime is removed and the skin is damaged, easily caused on a bank or a boat, it doesn't have to be gravel.

So you don't agree with me or the other posters, that's ok. What do you think may be the cause? If you have a better explanation then I'm willing to listen and change my mind if it's more plausible.

I just don't believe it's always caused by bad handling. Yes, it has its part to play, but a major part, im not convinced. Disease most certainly causes the unsightly red/pink colouring, and spots, nd damaged, sick, and old fish must be more vulnerable. But their must be manylon factors which cause this. Water quality for instance.

Personally, I have only seen such a sight on the river Shannon. Especially around the old sewage works outlet.

I've been to a couple of trout fisheries where they have a pond for kids. A lot of the kids that go to these fisheries are beginners. I cant recall the amount of fish that end up being dropped, flopping around with kids too afraid to pick them up. It happens all the time. Yet, I never see any like this. Also, back when I was a young lad, (many moons ago) fishing our local rivers and small lakes, fish weren't handled so well. I think we were less sensitive, and less knowledgeable back then. But we never saw this sort of thing. We'd see fish damaged by other fish, and animals, but never this.

So this is why I question whether bad handling is responsible for that pikes condition. As I said, it's merely my opinion.

thefisherbuy wrote: »

What size was she? Looks like she was dropped on gravel not a nice sight

25lb, big empty belly, I'd say she definitely was either side of the 30 mark at some stage. Picture doesn't give anything away about been dropped on gravel, she was the same all over. Your above picture looks like UDN which it couldn't be that. Ill try get more information on it, in my opinion and the venue etc it was not bad handling!

Couple of pics from the weekends fishing. Couple of small brownies on a hares ear nymph & a couple of better ones on lures. The one in the pic was caught on an orange/ Silver Tanzanian Devil on 2lb test.

keano25 wrote: »

What sort of fish is this?

Hopefully this works

Thought as much thanks

This is my first year fishing...been at it since May and absolutely love the sport.

Does it die down in winter? Not looking forward to that.

Here is a specimen of a bream for you to enjoy...



The lid the fish is lying on is 18 inches diagonally

jme2010 wrote: »

This is my first year fishing...been at it since May and absolutely love the sport.

Does it die down in winter? Not looking forward to that.

Here is a specimen of a bream for you to enjoy...

Nice bream, well done.
Coarse fishing does tend to die down a bit in the winter, the main species for the winter months are roach, hybrids and perch. Bream and Tench are not often caught in winter.

is say theyre about 3 to 3.8 lb...its hard to say when ur not holding them.

dodderangler wrote: »

Tench used to be my main fish in winter years ago. Hard to catch and give one hell of s fight. Like winter pike the fight is unreal.

Didn't think you could catch tench in the winter

Nice blue there Tom !

blue shark