Eye problems in Champlain fish?

[fishbreath55]

I fished the lake for the first time in a number of years last week and I caught three fish that seemed to have problems with their eyes. One was a salmon around 15" with one eye all swollen and milky. I also caught two smallies and each one had one red (normal) eye and one colorless-milky eye. One other guy also caught a smaller salmon with a similar eye problem. Is this common, or are we just lucky ? The salmon wre caught in the Sea and the other fish were caught around the Gut.

I'd also like to say that we had a great time in Vermont as usual. evryone we talked to was helpful, our cabins (Cozy Cottages) were great with a dock right in front of the cabin, and there are always planty of fish to keep you busy. We didn't have a lot of luck with salmon, but the smallies and pike gave us some action and even stole a few lures. Thanks to everyone and we are already planning our next trip.

Mike

[Reelax]

Never seen this, but maybe they were hooked once and lost an eye and released?

[raz]

Sounds like evidence of fishing pressure to me.

[Captain Paul]

Many of these fish are caught and released and quite often there is eye and jaw damage