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Went to Cottage to practice fly fishing (it is a lot harder than it look!!) and ended up catching a few trolling and bottom fishing.
I caught 5, but all of them had scars again, same as i found the previous week and posted here.
However, all 5 fish had those blisters/scars... i talked to another angler who had 3 fish at that time and all of his also had the same issue.
I am no expert, but 8 out of 8 sounds bad.
I took some pictures and realized it looks like parasites, some kind of white thing attached to the fish causing those blisters/scars.
I am not sure if WDFW should be notified or how to do it... but i am probably not going back to Cottage this year, although i like it there.
Available Fishing Guide:
Website: Austin's Northwest Adventures