Jellyfish?

[dirtybiker]

Well it looks like an animal of some kind, or perhaps a huge egg sac. There are no eyes but it doesn't look like a plant. But if it is an animal, it's dead. I emailed the Biology department of UBCO so we'll see what they say. Thanks for all the suggestions!

Please keep us in the loop as to what the findings are.

Interesting stuff.

[Gone_Fishin]

That is a mass of Yellow Perch roe (eggs).

Cook 'em up for dinner.


https://www.patrickdurkinoutdoors.com/p ... for-dinner

[Queen K]

Is Yellow Perch an invasive species?

[Pappywinkle]

In B.C., the Yellow Perch has been introduced to the Pend Oreille, Kootenay and Okanagan watersheds.

https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-espec ... e-eng.html

[Fancy]

Good find re perch eggs and yes:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/envir ... _alert.pdf

Lakes have limits on different species - perch is 20 at various lakes in the Okanagan.

[Gone_Fishin]

Is Yellow Perch an invasive species?

Yes.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/envir ... _alert.pdf

Jinx! Fancy owes me a coke.

[Gone_Fishin]

Lakes have limits on different species - perch is 20 at various lakes in the Okanagan.

Correct, and only certain lakes are open to perch fishing. The goal is to stop the illegal introduction of spiny rays into other waterbodies. The only lakes open to fish for them are ones with long established infestations and are listed in the fishing regulations.

Other lakes are closed to fishing for spiny ray species (perch, bass, sunfish). Lakes where new infestations are found will be closed to fishing in an attempt to dissuade illegal introductions of invasives. See the recent article on Garnet Lake by Summerland, closed after some idiot dumped bass in it.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton ... arnet-Lake

[JLives]

That is a mass of Yellow Perch roe (eggs).

Cook 'em up for dinner.


https://www.patrickdurkinoutdoors.com/p ... for-dinner

Gross but interesting.

[Queen K]

Interesting read too. Funny how our parents influence us, not always for the better. My dad brought home plenty of fish from his fishing trips and dear old mom would do her level best to make sure us kids were innoculated to detest lake Rainbow Trout. Just like the writer in the that story, it took years later to know what was and was not real.

[Lkundert]

I heard back from UBCO and they are saying it looks like an ovary from a perch or a sucker (containing eggs before they are fertilized of course). So that makes sense. So much for my wild hypothesizing that we might have found some weird new species of who knows what! lol

[Fancy]

Learn something new every day. Thamks for sharing.

[GordonH]

That is a mass of Yellow Perch roe (eggs).

Cook 'em up for dinner.


https://www.patrickdurkinoutdoors.com/p ... for-dinner

Very cheap version of caviar... no thank you, enjoy.

[Urban Cowboy]

That's a hard pass from me.

[stuphoto]

Correct, and only certain lakes are open to perch fishing. The goal is to stop the illegal introduction of spiny rays into other waterbodies. The only lakes open to fish for them are ones with long established infestations and are listed in the fishing regulations.

Other lakes are closed to fishing for spiny ray species (perch, bass, sunfish). Lakes where new infestations are found will be closed to fishing in an attempt to dissuade illegal introductions of invasives. See the recent article on Garnet Lake by Summerland, closed after some idiot dumped bass in it.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton ... arnet-Lake

Does the government still poison lakes to eradicate those introduced species?
I remember them trying it on a couple lakes although it sounds extreme.
https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/201 ... perch.html

*removed*

[alanjh595]

To the OP.....

Could it be one of these?