There's a Fungus Among Us!!

[slabbandit]

Seen this on a couple different lakes lately. Always on the fins, usually the top fin. Any ideas what it is?

[DockShootinJack]

Doesn't look so good especially since it is winter time and the water is still cool

[SuperDave336]

Yuck, looks like something out of a horror movie

[Ketchn]

seen it a few times on black crappie in these parts myself , but typically on the body and it looks like a rash on the skin/scaled areas ....likely bacterial is my guess ....?

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

Some Crappie are evolving by growing fungus so when they get caught fisherman takes one look at the growth and says " I'm not eating that fish" and then they release it.

[GreenLine]

Caught some Last week that had it on
Fins, head, side
The guy we stayed with said a biologist told him it was a fungus


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[BobC]

Looks ugly.
Bob

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Some Crappie are evolving by growing fungus so when they get caught fisherman takes one look at the growth and says " I'm not eating that fish" and then they release it.

[Grainraiser]

Some Crappie are evolving by growing fungus so when they get caught fisherman takes one look at the growth and says " I'm not eating that fish" and then they release it.

I admit this works on me. I figure he has had a hard enough life and deserves a second chance.

[DockShootinJack]

Me too