trout question

[raiderdude]

I recently was up at Causey ,and one of the fish I caught looked strange. Its gill plates didnt cover its gills completely. I know Causey is known as a whirling disease water just wondering if this is one of the things caused by whirling disease. other than that the fish seemed fat and fine.
thanks for your help.
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[Flycasting]

Welcome to the boards!

You know I don't think that shorter gill plates would be due to whirling disease, but I have caught fish out of Causey with the same problem.
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[chinook]

I fish at Stawberry alot and have caught multiple fish that have gill plates to do not cover the gills. I have often wondered about what causes this as well. If I see a fish and game cop I think I will ask them about that. It almost seems as though there is some thing deformed about the fish. Let us know if you find out something.
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[cat_man]

Hey welcome to the board raiderdude! Too bad you're a Raiders fan....

[#ff8000]GO DENVER!!![/#ff8000]
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[JoyRide]

Raiders rule! Even if they aren't winning. Where would all the misfits go if it weren't for the Raiders?

Glad you are not a fair weather fan.

Oh ,,,, catching troutskies is fun too.
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[cat_man]

lol. yep I'm a fan through good or bad, snow or fair weather, thumpings and super bowl wins.

Then again, don't get me started on the raiders or the chiefs!!!!

lol

[laugh][][cool]
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[raiderdude]

Thanks everyone for welcoming me. and I appreciate the quick responses. it was just something I had never seen before on a fish.I always thought that trout especially were very sensitive about the gill area and it was weird to see this.
oh and Cat Man we'll see whose crying a river to fish in come the 13th of november.when the Raiders put a hurtin on the denver donkeys...[]
hehehe
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[IceRod]

Every time that I have noticed a fish with short gill plates, I looked at the rest of the fish that I have caught and notice that some have chewed up fins.

So I assumed that the short gill plates was some damage the fish sustained at the hatchery before being planted.
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