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I have no idea, but I'm interested in finding out.
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Fungus. Probably saproligina to be exact. Its a secondary invader of a fish that has been attacked by bacteria due to the stress of spawning, injury, handling in cold water or other reasons. It's common on salmon during their spawning runs. Here's an example. http://www.salmonfishingforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=61205
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Cecil knows what he's talking about, so I won't guess butterscotch pudding.
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Cecil knows what he's talking about, so I won't guess butterscotch pudding. Well I'm no expert but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night! 
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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It's definitely fungus. I've seen it way too many times. That fish was probably caught, mishandled, bounced around the bottom of a boat, stepped on, held with dry hands and then released. Its bruised, battered body couldn't overcome the bacteria, which was then attacked by the fungus. That fish is dead, it just doesn't know it.
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As a lake ontario fisheman I have seen that way too many times, 20-25 years ago thats what was on every trout and salmon that was caught, or seen off the piers in Wilson or Olcott. They could hardly move, they would be belly up after being released, and hardly any fight when you caught them. That was back when the polution was bad. I have not seen any like that in several years though. The water is defentally cleaner then it was back then
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Welcome to the Forum, dreams of ponds!
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Thank You Theo, I have been lurking for a long time. Doing research for when I have my pond dug down the road some.
Best site I have found for good info!!!!!!!!! And I subscribe.
However I could not resist commenting on something I have seen several times.
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ditto on the bienvenidos, dreams of ponds. (Sunil...please)
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Thanks for the info fellas!
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One thing that a lot of catch and release anglers don't know and I would hope Bob Lusk would back me up on this is, members of the sunfish family (which of course includes largemouth bass) can get the fungus from being handled in cold water below 50 F.
I know several fish farms that won't seine or handle bass below that temperature for that reason. One Michigan supplier that does seine his bass out of ponds just after ice out holds them in indoor tanks, warms up the water, and gets them on feed ASAP. When I used to get them from him I would also get them feeding ASAP to prevent fungus by hydrating the feed.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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It's definitely fungus. I've seen it way too many times. That fish was probably caught, mishandled, bounced around the bottom of a boat, stepped on, held with dry hands and then released. Its bruised, battered body couldn't overcome the bacteria, which was then attacked by the fungus. That fish is dead, it just doesn't know it. Now Bob really knows what he's talking about and he doesn't need to stay at a Holiday Inn Express to be one! 
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Cecil, I will back you up. Handling sunfish below 50 degrees is risky business. It can be done, but if a human hand touches the fish, or they are bruised in any way, they die. It may take days, even weeks, but once a fungus attacks, it's over. The professional fish handlers understand it and take extra care when handling and transporting fish. But, even then, you can't be 100% positive you won't lose a few fish.
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"ditto on the bienvenidos, dreams of ponds."
For those of you who have chosen not to embrace the language of Espana, Brettski is trying to say "welcome."
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
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Welcome to posting Dreams. Everyone should have them (dreams) and ponds are an excellent subject. Posting is good and anyway resistance to posting is futile so join in the fun.
Good thread - I will copy parts to the archives on fish kills/diseases.
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There is an artcle in the November/ December magazine on handleing fish te right way so things like this dont happen.
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