Freshwater Fishing & Boating News - August 7th Edition

Keeping Sea Lamprey Numbers in Check on Cayuga Lake

During the week of August 10, 2020, DEC Fisheries staff from around the state will be working together to conduct a pesticide treatment on Cayuga Inlet in Ithaca to control nuisance sea lamprey larvae. When left uncontrolled, the larvae metamorphosize from filter feeders to fish parasites, leaving large sores and sometimes holes in trout and other Cayuga Lake fish species. Host fish are often unable to survive sea lamprey parasitism, either dying directly from an attack or from infections in the wound after an attack, and those that do survive an attack often suffer from weight loss and a decline in health and condition.

For more information:

• Cayuga Lake standard netting and lake trout wounding assessment reports
• Cayuga Inlet sea lamprey control program

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