Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Post spawn fish.....happens to all whitefish species.
They have put everything they have into producing eggs and milt while not feeding much or at all and in a month or two they will be fine.

This has been going on for 6 months now, first showed in February, which towards the end of the spawn and like most we assumed it would pass however over the winter it has got a lot more prevalent.
Like I say have seen it a bit in the past but not for such an extended period and effecting so many fish.
Talking to some locals on the weekend and they say over 50% of the fish are still like this.

The flesh on these fish is very white, they are mushy when you fillet them and flakey. Has a slimy feel to it and the flesh goes off far more quickly than that of a normal fish. No one is keeping them as they are quite easy to identify when you land them as skinny and slimy.

Once again not too sure that cause as seems to be a lot of baitfish about, but it is unusual to have this many fish in such poor condition.