Past few weeks pics..Nice rainbow wierd sore?

[15FOOTER]

Hit the salt first and put some blood on the deck. Stripes were on fire for us last week of April. Then the blues invaded. Went out yesterday in the lake and got blown all over the place. Still got 3 smallies and this beautiful 21" rainbow. Looks like it had a sore on its gill plate if you zoom in. Anyone think its anything disease related? Fish seemed healthy and fought great outside of that. Wouldnt want any diseases in Round Valley.

[tautog]

Just puberty....

[waynedane]

You get that bow at the valley???

[15FOOTER]

Got him way in the back of the valley by the sandy area more towards the pinez..25ft over 62ft..brown rapala 40000000 ft back 2mph

[Jigman13]

Niiiiice RVR bowski! Gary and the rican Thunder back at it!

[waynedane]

Hoping that's not furunculosis.... 🙈🙈🙈

[15FOOTER]

Just googled a bunch of pics and info on furnuncledosiz..it kind of looks like the disease but i dont know i thought rainbows were resistant. The fish was at least a year holdover not a recent stockie. Wheres no sea run Mark at??

[waynedane]

Send him a picture

[Chrisper4694]

send the pic to f&g...but first teach your buddy to move his finger before he photographs your giant fish! haha nice catching bro!

[briansnat]

Got him way in the back of the valley by the sandy area more towards the pinez..25ft over 62ft..brown rapala 40000000 ft back 2mph

Can please you be a little more specific?

[15FOOTER]

I am the guy taking the pic lol. Im always driving the boat and rushing to get the fish back in, although we probably should have kept that bow. What more specifics would ya like? :D

[Andrushkin33]

I am the guy taking the pic lol. Im always driving the boat and rushing to get the fish back in, although we probably should have kept that bow. What more specifics would ya like? :D

GPS coordinates lol :D

[EJS]

Just googled a bunch of pics and info on furnuncledosiz..it kind of looks like the disease but i dont know i thought rainbows were resistant. The fish was at least a year holdover not a recent stockie. Wheres no sea run Mark at??

It's occurs in nature, it's not just a hatchery only disease. Rainbows from Peaquest Hatchery or more resistant to it, but not immune! That fish looks like a Musky Hatchey rainbow based on the coloration! Vern runs a great operation at the Musky hatchery, his fish leave his hatchery in perfect health!

NJ Fish and Wildlife needs the actual fish for tissue testing in the lab. It's hard to tell by the picture, but looks like there is actually two wounds there. Could be damage from a bird.