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Old 02-01-2013, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Sedativ3 View Post
From my understanding the creek hasnt been electrofished in quite awhile. And that little feller hasnt been with us for too long haha. I watched him rise for quite awhile before I layed my fly on him so it doesnt seem to be bothering him at all but.
It has been sampled, just not extensively. Guarantee there's been some kind of bridge work, repairs, assessments etc that would have required at least limited sampling over the past couple years. Fish can be injured as fry and grow to be large adults too, it happens. I caught a 14'' bow a few years ago with the same look, it was tagged actually. I looked into it and that fish had been captured a few years earlier, as a healthy normal looking yearling. Alternatively it could also be a spinal deformity, it does occur in nature; Its just more likely it was electrofishing.
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