_ Lumps found on trout |

_ caught at Onion Lake_

“By JENNIFER LANG.
“LOCAL ANGLER. Robert
_. Sawyer, says: something’ s
“fishy al-Onion Lake... |.
oA. few" weeks ‘ago;
- Sawyer: and..-a- friend:
caught four small: rainbow |
“trout at-the: ‘picturesque: lit-
-. tle. lake, nestled next. to...
. “Highway 37 between Tere, °
os race, and: Kitimat: - ;
_./ > But something appéared -
et “to. ‘be ‘wrong. with ‘their ©
‘catch. -- each ‘of the fish -
“they. caught were lumpy-
looking. Seat
: They ‘cleaned the fish
--vanly | to: discover. ‘large,
round’ growths’ or: ysis in-
' side, them. - '
. Sawyer said: he
‘squeezed ‘one and someth-

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'squirted out; nearly hitting’
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7 eased i in some ways

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.. covery.-"Last. year, wes:
_ went out and got beautiful we

* They-were. delicious, *
But this time: he. and his -

‘— ‘fishing pal. discarded their” ~
4. day’s* catch: and- vowed: to. -

R |. Steer. clear’ of. ‘Onion Lake’

= ‘from now on. are
Ho. But-he- fears: other.-ane 3"

» pecting ~ tourists’

Continue--to.. fish the...

- small lake; whieh: is:
a stocked with hatchery’ fish,

He also worries. that not“.

“enough is being done ‘to.

, preserve.the ‘lake’ s'deli- “

“cate ecosystem. \

“7 just. thought it nih a

os. bea: good-idea toflag that -

. lake’ and don’t. let people’

swim’ thére;” -he ‘said; ad- |

- ding the laké is home’ to:

including * cutthroat and:
. dolly, varden trout.. ;

“without” showing : them~

_. am-expert, making: it-i

.. possible’ to. determine’e

"actly what: that bumps are. "

“Sherry: Guest,-a-fish”

_ health” biologist.” with the

..~ fish health. un

-: Freshwater Fisheries So...
“ciety: ‘of -BC., was shown:

the Terrace Standard,

be cysts..caused by .a fish
parasite. ‘She’s seen ‘‘simi-
lar cysts in other: fresh wa-
-<“ter-fish: before; they - tun
-/.out-'to- hold’-a:, typ
“ rouridworm inside. : -
/ oe Sawyer’ isnot. alone “in”
7 his unexpected | discovery
-'“We have had ‘a: lot-o
reports of a high numberof

. worms in trout this’ year

“* she said.)

> Teturns out the weath
- may: ° ‘he -ta. blame. “This
year’s early. spring: and
“warmer temperatures: may
«have lowered water. levels
vin freshwater ‘lakes ‘and:i
7 creased ‘their. temperatures
. mote. quickly than normal
"That: creates ‘a: good | ‘en:
_. vifonment “for” parasitic’.
_..” worms to flourish and. puts.
dre “stress “oti' the -fis
: making. them’ more. suscep:
: tible'to.worms.-
-. Guest ‘said. most “fish
|" patasites’ are. riot traasmit-
--fable to humans - provided
the regular, precautions: on
a properly freezing or. cook
. ing the fish: before-‘con-
" sumption are followed
‘Worms’ can. also “be ‘re-

* moved’ during » ‘cleaning,
she‘added, :
“although, probably. not
harmful if prepared proper:
. ly, the “appearance’ makes
~. the: fish. appear unpleasant
for.consumption,” She. sai

. “Hopefully, we. “will get
some decent-rain and snow
“. this. fall’ aid ‘winter, which
will replenish the: lakes

~ porinal -weather » temipe

ecutating about why they are occurring. -

. “wrong,” Sawyer said, thing 3 a . bia:
"the: fish’ are. the same

“He's, ‘eafitéab by the diss oe

: glérs - particularly | ‘unsus~" a

_ eagles: and ‘other wildlife, . — a

‘Sawyer: threw: the. fish ue 7 7
- he caught on June 23 away.’ _

OF. ‘theo

“some photographs taken by 2 wes

She’ suspects” they may ;

“UNSIGHTLY LUMPS found inside’ and: outside ‘of

bow trout. caught at Onion Lake have. biologists

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