Caught this one tonight with an infection around the Floy tag. This is the first time I have seen this on one. I've tagged 12 fish total and caught 5 of them more than once.
I clipped the tag off and put a new one on the other side.

This tag was put in 10/23/24. This is the 3rd time I have caught this fish and I have not fished for LMB more than 10 hours and was using a grub for sunfish when I caught her this time. Given catchability is an inherited trait I did not want to cull her, but now I'm rethinking it. Other than the infection she looked in good health.

I entered the date caught/RW below.
10/23/24 117%
3/16/25 122% (Full of eggs)
Today 101%

Could the infection be due to spawning activity?

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Last edited by Learninboutfish; 05/19/25 10:14 PM.
2 Acre, Completed July 2022, CC,BG, Sept. 2022, LMB June 2023, GSF, YBH invasion in 2022. BG, CNBG, RES, 2025, TP seasonal.