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Title: ClingFish??
Post by: FinsnFur on August 28, 2011, 10:48:26 PM
I've never seen nothing like this the entire time I have lived on this river.  :confused:
'm not even sure what it's called. I did some Google searching but couldnt find anything that had a suck hole like this thing.
Anyone seen these before?

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Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: Todd Rahm on August 28, 2011, 10:54:55 PM
Looks like an eel but never quite saw one like that before, more so the eyes?

Lamprey Eel, is what they are called up here.
Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: iahntr on August 28, 2011, 11:01:56 PM
huh
never seen that before either.  :shrug:
Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: Yotehntr on August 28, 2011, 11:35:18 PM
Closest thing I've seen to that was salt water... dang things want to follow you around and cling on.   (years ago)
Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: CCP on August 29, 2011, 05:27:03 AM
Never seen one either.  :confused:

Did you fry it whole or fillet it?  :laf:
Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: FinsnFur on August 29, 2011, 05:42:01 AM
Neither Rich.
I pulled it off the pike and ate it Bear Gryls style :eyebrow:
Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: bigben on August 29, 2011, 06:10:52 AM
it looks like a lamprey. 
Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: Dave on August 29, 2011, 07:38:10 AM
My buddy described the exact same thing.  Cold blooded reptile.  I think he called it Trish - a real monster.
Title: Re: ClingFish??
Post by: FinsnFur on August 29, 2011, 07:11:37 PM
Well I took the camera to work and showed the pics to a few co-workers that I figured might know also.
Some of them said, "how come you got time to walk around all day and show people your pictures?"
And some of them said, Yeahs thats a River Lamprey".

I cant believe I've never seen one here before. According to Google they are an invasive species.

And I found a pic of their suckhole