Jellyfish in Cumberland

[Devils Horse]

Y'all need to quit smoking that hydromedusa and cut back on the velum. And JCB, get to work.

[sailfish]

thank God somebody else finally saw them. i honestly saw one bout 4 inches in diameter early one morning way back in late 60s or maybe even 70 in alligator creek while fishing off the bow of my sailboat. it was so unreal that i could hardly believe my eyes and when i called to my two friends in the cabin below to come see it was too late. it just slowly fanned its way downward. i wonder if stocking the stripers had anything to do with it, since they are anadromous to begin with. back then they were referred to as rockfish. yeah my friends thought i had lost my marbles too. they are real, people.

[riverrat12]

Man I could swear I saw them down at the fall of the ohio the other day....Oh I'm sorry SMUCKERS BARGE...

[caldwell]

I have seen them about every time out on Laurel for the past 15 years. Maybe the size of a quarter. May not be an official jelly fish but they are the dwarf version.......

[JimDicken]

You guys need to go back to a biology 101 class. There are no freshwater jellyfish in North America. Don't know what you've seen, maybe bryzoan attached to sticks, but it was NOT jellyfish.

There have been freshwater jelly fish in the state since time began. The water in some bodies of water is so clean that they can survive. They do require VERY clean water. The first time I heard of them was on Laurel River.
IF Stripers can make it in fresh water why couldn't a jellyfish.. all be it non poisonous.. but jelly fish none the less.

[Moose1am]

I've personally observed fresh water jelly fish swimming near the surface of Patoka Lake in Southern IN.

Fresh water jelly fish are around but you won't see them unless conditions are perfect. And they live only in pristine waters. You won't find them in polluted waters.

[DJD]

Hey don
What other lakes have you seen them in?

We saw them at Green River Lake as well. It's been years ago...

[JoeB]

Apparantly you guys observed the jellyfish right after you tip toed through the mushroom patch. No such thing as freshwater jellyfish in North America. Now get off the crack and go fishing!

[jcb]

Apparantly you guys observed the jellyfish right after you tip toed through the mushroom patch. No such thing as freshwater jellyfish in North America. Now get off the crack and go fishing!

Dude, did you even read the previous posts in this thread? Or just trolling through?

[fisheater]

No crack being smoked here,there are fresh water jellyfish.While not a true jellyfish but a jellyfish to anyone who sees it none the less.The difference between the fresh water and salt water is minimal at best.My brother told me he seen some in patoka about 6 or 7 years ago and i thought he was full of it just like most of the people i tell it to today.I was also told the water had to be really clean,which doesnt explain why i seen them in harrods creek but my buddy {bandit1} spotted them and i looked down and there they were,if still not a beleiver call the falls of ohio biologist and verify it yourself.

[Wormin]

Hey Joe B
Fisherys Boilogist Paul Rister said they started showing up in KY waters in the early 60s. Heres his E mail paul.rister@ Ky. gov

[Moose1am]

http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/vis...cfm?Id=H213730

Here is a link to a good source that talks about the freshwater jelly fish found in Patoka Lake.