Cristy

Along the shore line there is some but nothing excessive. Especially now while the water temp is still fairly cool but warming quickly.

The water level where I caught this bass was about 8 feet and where there was no water in this area this winter. It is also where the tractors were this last winter pulling sand from the lake for. For example, this winter, the water table was dropped an extra 8 feet so they could pull sand out in the back for profitable reasons and for the health of the lake. (they said). The deepest part of this lake is about 40 feet right now. It's in southern California and a private lake which is treated periodically with blue stone in the summer months and I don't know what else.

excellent to hear I might be able to find out from the expert. I will be checking in.

This is interesting information and I am going to forward it on. It comes from Florida so I wonder if it's the same for California lakes? I don't know but I am going to find out more about what this could be on the bass. I have been fishing the lake for over 11 years and so this is rare to see and of course concerning. Thanks for the information.

I've been googling but can't find anything. I found these blisters on 2 different bass so I we would have to assume this is spreading.

Thank you for posting the pics. It's appreciated. I will be interested to see if anyone else might know what this is. Cristy

I sent you a pic and hope you can help me upload it. There were several bass that had these large raised, blood blisters that I saw on the surface of the body. Some of these blisters were on their mouths, fins or tail. All were female bass that I saw this onl. This is a private lake that I live next to, fishing is awesome and families play in this water and swim. But if this is something that is unhealthy I wish I could find out more. Thanks for the help and feedback.

I was fishing in a private lake in southern California and pulled 2 good size bass that had red blood blisters, large size, on it's body, fins and even mouth. Someone said it's a result of the female being aggressive and slapping around when spawning. Is this true? I would upload a pic but it says it's too big.