[Robndenver]

Interesting article, with all the more reasons to keep ANS out of Colorado waters. I don’t like the fee increases, but I would hate to see these mussels get into our waters.

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/s...lower-in-lakes-with-zebra-mussels-water-fleas

I wonder if the water fleas are similar to gill lice? Does anybody know?

 

[longdraw]

Chatty has water fleas

 

[Robndenver]

I’ve never fished Chatfield. We go north, to Boyd and Horsetooth. Do water fleas transfer on boats or trailers?

 

[longdraw]

I’ve never fished Chatfield. We go north, to Boyd and Horsetooth. Do water fleas transfer on boats or trailers?

I have no clue

 

[littlemac]

ducks, geese birds

 

[tal0362]

Chatty has water fleas

Water fleas (Spiny) or gill lice? Two different critters. Eleven mile has gill lice, so I expect the down stream reservoirs would as well. Spiny Water fleas gather on your line and are not eaten by game fish, the water fleas eat zooplankton - the food for baby game fish and minnows, shad etc.

 

[longdraw]

Water fleas (Spiny) or gill lice? Two different critters. Eleven mile has gill lice, so I expect the down stream reservoirs would as well. Spiny Water fleas gather on your line and are not eaten by game fish, the water fleas eat zooplankton - the food for baby game fish and minnows, shad etc.

*not gill lice, water fleas

 

[GRABABREWSKI]

*not gill lice, water fleas

Interesting
https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/ISP-Waterflea.aspx

 

[tal0362]

Back to Rob's original post, spiny water fleas are not the same as or related to gill lice. As Grababrewski's link points out spiny and fish hook water fleas have not been found in Colorado - yet.