Comments on: Indiana Lampreys

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:14:30 +0000

I'm from Pittsburgh but go to Erie all the time. I got a steelhead up there with these guys stuck to him. Ugly little suckers.

By: Cody Stearley

Cody Stearley — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:36:18 +0000

my buddy caught a couple in the Eel River.

By: Julia Garcia

Julia Garcia — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:24:56 +0000

Holy mama! These parasites are nasty gross! And the amount of money that is spent in attempt to control these nasty things is staggering. Your photos are effective…yep..I’m going to have nightmares. Once again your blog is informative and quite the learning experience. I like you links and photos. Can we do rainbow fish next time?

By: kjamrozy

kjamrozy — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:05:31 +0000

These things look very scary. I think I would be terrified if I had one attaced to me or my fish. They are so destructive. I have never heard of them. I wonder why there is not more attention paid to them. Is there any positive purpose for these creatures? I hope you never have to catch one of these again also!

By: cinnamonspider

cinnamonspider — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:57:48 +0000

Those things look so bizarre! I also had no idea they were around this area.

By: love2fish

love2fish — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:13:11 +0000

LV, I am adding pictures for clarification. They can and do kill the fish. Lampreys are the size of a small eel, and fish are their main course. Unlike a leech, you would know immediately if they tried to attach to your leg and it would be doubtful if they would attempt so large a prey.

By: largemouth

largemouth — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:30:23 +0000

Oh wow. I’ve heard of these but I had no Idea that they were local.

By: lvambrandrw

lvambrandrw — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:39:50 +0000

Is this anything like a leech. I have had these attached to me before and they are really gross. I was not aware of this. So they actually kill the fish then? Do these lampreys also attach to humans? If they were to attach to humans do you know what would happen? I looked but I couldn’t find anything, do they come in contact with humans?