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Wally02
09-23-2002, 04:09 PM
Hey guys and gals,
Just curious if any of you biology types might know how long sea lice keep their tails in Freshwater? I have heard 24 to 48 hrs in freshwater, and the bodies fall off shortly after.
It's always fun to see exactly how fresh your fishy is from the salt :-)
CAGEY
09-23-2002, 04:49 PM
Iam not sure how long they keep them but i have caught fish 10 miles up the Siletz and they had sea lice still alive.
lost_sailor
09-23-2002, 05:01 PM
sea lice (http://www.umaine.edu/livestock/Publications/sea_lice_bullets.htm)
* life span in freshwater: 21 days; have been seen on migrating salmon 70 km inland
more (http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/fisheries/health/sea_lice.htm)
other critters called "sea lice" (http://www.gopbi.com/health/guides/sealice.html)
Miss B Haven
09-23-2002, 05:17 PM
Yikes :shocked: :shocked: (from the"other sea lice site above):
"• If attacked, get out of the water, remove your bathing suit and rinse off with fresh water.
• Showering with a swimsuit can cause the remaining trapped sea lice to sting."
You better not be huggin that chromer. :whazzup: Better give all them bright fresh ones to me. I'll make sure these "sea lice" don't getchya :rolleyes:
Can you get arrested for stripping off your clothes to make sure you don't shower with a juvinile jellyfish :grin:
Sorry - I'm just dyin from the pictures in my head when I read this. Gotta go get my ribs fixed. :grin:
Snakebite
09-23-2002, 05:25 PM
Originally posted by lost_sailor:
sea lice (http://www.umaine.edu/livestock/Publications/sea_lice_bullets.htm)
* life span in freshwater: 21 days; have been seen on migrating salmon 70 km inland
more (http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/fisheries/health/sea_lice.htm)
other critters called "sea lice" (http://www.gopbi.com/health/guides/sealice.html)<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">I concur. I've seen sea lice on salmon 109 miles up the Rogue river. On steelhead clear up to the town of Alsea on The Alsea river. Fish can Boogie! Tagging studies on the Rogue have shown that a Chinook can get from River mile eight to the Gold Rey dam in three days!
timinthegorge
09-23-2002, 05:32 PM
I took an 18 lb. 6 oz. Coho at the mouth of the Klicktat about 5 years ago...... with lice affixed.
Tim :smile:
fishisabonus
09-23-2002, 06:06 PM
So, does this mean we need to start practicing "safe fishing"? :whazzup:
Is there a special rain coat we need for this? :whazzup:
:mad: Just when I thought there was a sport I could do that was safe! :shocked:
timinthegorge
09-23-2002, 06:15 PM
Whoa...... fishisabonus......
No need for condoms...... I think a question was being asked.....
Don't jump to conclusions....... Or did I miss something? Wouldn't be the first time.....
Tim :smile:
springer4you
09-23-2002, 06:43 PM
Call the "Sea bather's eruption" hot line <font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">:shocked: graemlins/1zhelp.gif :sick:
fishisabonus
09-23-2002, 06:47 PM
Well, if we don't need a special rain coat, then I think new waders are a must, cause it is really getting deep around here. :grin:
The Bad Fish
09-23-2002, 06:55 PM
when my dad was my age (32) he told me he caught salmon in the tucannon river in washington with sea lice on them... walla walla is a long way from the ocean...
Crashin' Bait
09-23-2002, 07:16 PM
How do you know if you have sea lice? Will over the counter drugs work or do you have to see your Dr. for a prescription? :whazzup:
Every year I get a good laugh from a new local "expert" on King fishin' in central Washington. I live at approx. river mile 475 on the Columbia, and I love to catch the local springer/summer/fall Kings but I know that they aren't fresh fish. But, lo' and behold, someone is always braggin' about their "bright/fresh" fish with sea lice on it!!! But actually they're small LEECHES!!! It's kinda like puttin' a "left-handed" spin on your herring. Try that too.