Water Fleas, Bad News on GB

When I was fishing out of Collingwood yesterday, I noticed I was collecting a few water fleas on the line.

Not very many, but it looks like they are getting established there.

Sure hope it doesn't get like it can be on lake Ontario.

SDC

A week ago on Lake O I was fishing 150-200’ no fleas. Went to 270-300’ and couldn’t troll and the lines were vibrating with fleas. The lines looked like ropes it was so bad. After 310’ and deeper there were no more fleas at all. It was very strange.

I’ve seen fleas on my lines for years now out from the Parry Sound side of the bay. Some years they seem thicker than others, last trip out this year they didn’t seem too thick though.

This the first time I have noticed them out of Collingwood.

I usually fish with braided line and like Disco, I've been on Lake Ontario and the line looking like a rope. that's when I switch to my reels with Flea Flicker line.

SDC

are they the greenish type....spiny water flea and not too bad to deal with or

the pale color, almost white fish hook flea.....those are nasty

Pale clear ones, we noticed alot of them last year as well out of Collingwood.

I have had them show up on our lines out of Wiarton the last couple of years. Nothing major but a few on it.

Anyone know if those fleas mark on sonar when you go through enough of them?

When I was into the mass on lake O I was marking them non stop. Looked similar to marking a thermocline which at first I thought it was until I brought up my rigger line and it was a rope.

Thanks disco, I noticed some super thick almost thermocline almost bait ball stuff the other day but not quite either, might explain what I was marking because we were getting them on our lines and riggers.