must see what is this fish ??????? eel

[motobro]

hi i found this on the bank of the river towy in south wales about 20-30mi up river there was only half of the fish there the rest had been eaten it looks was a tidy size tho and look at those teeth !! dose anyone what it is thanks
sorry i dont know how to put the pic in the post so i put it in my album if you click on my name an you will see it thanks again

[alex82]

That will be a lamprey.

[pingu]

lamprey and a pretty big one as well

heres your pics




and a freebie spinner there buy its head

dave

[motobro]

hi thanks for the replys is it strange to see this so far up river 20-30mi
is this a saltwater fish

[daren78]

never seen one of those before , what a strange looking thing . hope i never do see one on the end of my line , i wouldnt have a clue what to do with it :-)

[alex82]

I think they live in both salt and fresh water. I have used them as pike bait, they feed on the blood of other fish. This intern makes them really bloody and leaves a good trail of sent for the pike to follow.

[GAZJB]

Cool never seen a Lamprey before. They look a bit like one of them worms off that film, Tremmers lol

[fullcreel]

Or Dune?

[GAZJB]

It looks like it has a row of holes running down it, are they gills?

[spirit42]

They be the gills alright. we used to get loads of them in the stream that ran through our village in Norfolk.The old gamekeeper used to go nuts at them cos they would get into his trout lake