COTTONWOOD- Worse than Fleas!

[garrymny]

I was on Erie Saturday, and I have never seen cottonwood so bad. Yes, it is worse than fleas!.  Very hard to get off the line, and stops you reeling just like fleas. Harder to remove than fleas. I also worry about my engine getting clogged up with them. Must be bad on the cooling orifices. Hopefully LO will be clear of them.

[NymphO]

Ditto. They do NOT pinch off like fleas. Checked lines every 20-30 min. Covered. Still managed some fish though

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[Gator]

Lady O was full of cottonwood last Saturday. And the infuriating part was that we found the fish where it was worst! 25 lb test and wire helped to keep it off the lines, but I can imagine that on lighter rigs it'd be a real mess. We still ended up pulling rods to check the line every half hour or so, but that's par for the course anyway.