My son caught a perch off the pier while I was feeding the fish last night. We noticed something hanging out of its butt and my first thought was a parisite. As the fish flopped around on the deck it popped out and upon further inspection I couldn't believe my eyes. It turned out to be the pincers of baby crayfish.

Pretty cool to see and also reinforce the that we indeed had a decent hatch of crayfish this spring and the fish are utilizing them for forage. The wildlife in the pond and the food web that's developing is really cool to witness.

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u392/JamieE38/e88880e540e1e16107c4c11e16ae8abc.jpg