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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

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

Sounds like evidence of fishing pressure to me.

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