Hello TFF folks. I'm just back from a fishing trip in Northern Minnesota. One of guys in our group caught an 8 lb lake trout in Clearwater Lake. When we were cleaning it we pulled 2 tube jigs and a big artificial worm out of it's stomach. From the look of them they had probably been in there for years. They had lost all their color except for some of the sparkles that are embedded in them. The hooks and line dissolved but not the bodies.

Have any of seen that before? I'm guessing the fish is probably not good to eat. Too bad, it was a beauty of a fish.

I'm wondering if these types of artificial lures might be causing a lot of fish like this problems. Any info or opinions on this?

Thanks and good fishing!