The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back. The new film ‘The Fish Thief’ explores the fight.

A new documentary comes out in late January, outlining the severe impact the invasive species had on fish populations until the late 1950s across the Great Lakes region.

Two potential new species of lamprey fish have been discovered in California waters, according to a University of California, Davis, study. The research is part of a special section on native ...

A new documentary released to streaming services on Jan. 31, 'THE FISH THIEF: A Great Lakes Mystery' tells the story of the ...

Teeming in a small aquarium, the sea lampreys elicited mixed reactions from the audience. Eel-like and squirmy, with a ...

The Great Lakes Fishery's unique pest control program is close to eliminating the sea lamprey, a parasitic fish threatening ...

This eel-like creature fastens itself to fish and sucks their blood. Within the past 25 years it has invaded Lake Huron and Lake Michigan and destroyed their teeming population of trout ...

photo provided by Darby Communications THE FISH THIEF recounts how the Great Lakes were brought to their knees by the sea lamprey, a parasitic invader that decimated the lake trout population.

Below is a list of locations in which you can fish for Willow Lamprey. Of course, you'll always be on the look out for rare items with star quality markings - meaning that the particular item ...