SPINY WATER FLEAS... PORT KENT/BURLINGTON PICS

[popster]

The little buggers are indeed here. I fished the Port Kent area today and several times observed Fleas bunched up on the main lines. Invisa Swivels, barrel swivels & cheaters kept them away from the spoons. Guess it was only a matter of time.



BURLINGTON HARBOR AREA YESTERDAY (Sat Sept 13, '14)
Line was in the water about 45 minutes

[Reelax]

Yes, Raz and I had them on our lines today infront of Burlington. Bad news

[Phantom (griz)]

I just came back from Lake Ontario and had to deal with these things.This is not going to be a good thing.

[will nolan (swilly)]

I to encountered them in front of Burlington and south of juniper. Good seeing you guys out. Can't wait till next time.

[Reelax]

I to encountered them in front of Burlington and south of juniper. Good seeing you guys out. Can't wait till next time.

Good to see you out there also Will... Slow day, but the slimers kept us going till the sun made us call it at 2:30pm.

[raz]

Yup...Those are the same that match my pictures. Dang it anyway.
They didn't seem to be too much of a problem at their current levels, but I don't want more!
Fished all around Juniper, North and South and encountered them.

[Cas]

That's unfortunate. It certainly didn't seem to take them long to migrate up the lake from where they entered in the southern portion.

[Off season]

Dealing with these in Lake Ontario, is a tough job! I really hope they don't get as bad here! Guys run like 50lb test Mono to shake them off and that doesn't even work great! Braided line is a joke with these. I spent prob. 15 min picking off a dipsy






Great they are a pain! One more thing to irritate me!

[bagman]

This is bad news! It bothers me that the state seems clueless as to what is going on in this lake

[Captain Paul]

Starting to see them every trip out

[raz]

Here's a pic of two of them on my finger tip.

[slider]

The little buggers can be a real pain, seems like wire and braid will fend them off most times..30 lb test mono works too...Little heavy for this lake..Seems like border lakes have the most trouble getting their respective states involved in problem...from what I've heard there are no predators for these creatures.. Heard from a 3rd party so not sure if this is hard cold fact, but these little guys can kill certain minnow species, that feed on them herring disappearing makes one wonder..

[Wellsley (Frank)]

I just came back from Lake Ontario and had to deal with these things.This is not going to be a good thing.

I also came back from lake ontario this past weekend (selkirk shores). I have never seen fleas so bad.The dipsey diver rod was so bad I couldn't reel it all the way in.

[digitroll (ron)]

I just came back from Lake Ontario and had to deal with these things.This is not going to be a good thing.

I also came back from lake ontario this past weekend (selkirk shores). I have never seen fleas so bad.The dipsey diver rod was so bad I couldn't reel it all the way in.

One benefit of Spring fishing on Lake Ontario or Champlain now (flea issues) will be the fleas aren't around the Spring time of year.

We don't see them in Lake Huron which is kind of interesting in August in the last 14 years.

[Off season]

Braided line they cling to! Use the steal or Mono. seems somewhat better to shake them off!