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Do any of you that live in West Virginia ever hear of freshwater eel in WVa? Alot of people dont beleive it but i know its true
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Originally posted by Soggin View PostNever heard of any down here in southern WV.
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We have them in Oneida Lake in NY but they are Lamprey. Had a 4' one latch on to the back of the boat. We park the boat on a soft muddy bank where the creek bottom drops off rather deep. My father dove in first - all of a sudden he comes flying in over the back of the boat. That bugger stuck onto the boat and held there for an hour or so. Not uncommon to see walleye with scars of where they latched on.
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TIL: Apparently, there are true american eels and not just lampreys.
https://www.fws.gov/northeast/americaneel/
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Originally posted by Sarge01 View Post
Freshwater eels and lampreys are two completely different critters.
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Ed Zern story - A fellow fell through the ice while fishing on a tributary of the Delawawe river. His body was found the next spring in bad shape and the sheriff sent a telegram to the wife, " Your husband found, bad state, full of eels. Please advise.
She replied " Sell eels, send procedes, set him again."
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In Maryland eels are everywhere and are caught quite often. They are also a effective striper bait. First time you catch an eel you think you have a big fish on , they use their bodies to back away from the rod pressure and it makes them feel real heavy . Catch one and you realize what you have on every other time you catch one. I have not caught one in years because I use very little bait. Fish with night crawlers in creeks , rivers or ponds and your bound to catch them. They have a incredible migration story , all American eels start their life in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. That’s where the mature eels migrate and spawn , the young eels drift back to east coast estuaries , it can take years. They then grow to maturity in fresh water and migrate back to sea as mature adults .
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Originally posted by Pmacc60 View PostIn Maryland eels are everywhere and are caught quite often. They are also a effective striper bait. First time you catch an eel you think you have a big fish on , they use their bodies to back away from the rod pressure and it makes them feel real heavy . Catch one and you realize what you have on every other time you catch one. I have not caught one in years because I use very little bait. Fish with night crawlers in creeks , rivers or ponds and your bound to catch them. They have a incredible migration story , all American eels start their life in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. That’s where the mature eels migrate and spawn , the young eels drift back to east coast estuaries , it can take years. They then grow to maturity in fresh water and migrate back to sea as mature adults .
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Originally posted by Buckshott00 View Post
Are they good to eat? How do you unhook and clean them?
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