Warts on the fish????

  • Anonymous
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    July 2, 2002 at 1:00 pm #1286163

    I noticed on several of the fish we caught last weekend that the fish had “warts” on their sides. Has anyone else noticed this? Anyone know what it is??

    Anonymous
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    July 2, 2002 at 1:38 pm #258792

    Yes..I also had a few fish with these warts. This is something new that I didnt see during past outings. I had about 5 or 6 fish with this condition.
    I am curious as to what this is all about.

    Anonymous
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    July 2, 2002 at 2:14 pm #258799

    I’m going to write the DNR and see if they have any info. I’ll post back if/when I get a response.

    NINETOE
    Chisago Township, MN
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    July 5, 2002 at 4:07 pm #258839

    The growths are probably from the virus Lymphocystis. They appear durring high stress to the fish, such as spawn time. They usually fall off with in a year. The virus is harmless to humans.

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