Fleas

[cjc]

Any fleas in Oswego or Mexico Bay area or just a matter of time.

[Jason Barra]

Yepper

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[Hillside]

Out of Sodus last week, I had enough fleas that the wire rods are going on the boat this weekend.

[wrinklestar]

I had some fleas a little over a week ago out of henderson headed south toward the plant.  Not a lot but they were there.

[littlemack01]

Fished 6-12 on wavy lake with little boat . 100 to 400 and all water put about a foot of fleas on my 12lb test per hour .Next trip the heavy line and big reels will be on boat. Last release the fleas clogged the guides and before I noticed the gears broke in reel and lost fish. By the way , that was out of Oswego.

Edited June 24, 2021 by littlemack01

[Wise77]

Went out of Mexico yesterday, tons of fleas and no fish. Very few marks on the screen. So hopefully some new reports will pop up because I was all the way out to 150 fow with no hits. Probably out deeper.

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[keepin it reel]

i have been wondering does anyone know or has there been any kind of study that shows how the fleas affect the fish such as do they avoid them ,do the fleas get caught in their gills like the fleas attach to our lines?i do the fish just stay below the fleas in a colder temp I .cant see how they can even occupy the the same water 

[Jason Barra]

3 feet of fleas on my wire dipsey last week out of Mexico 

[Skywatcher]

On 6/24/2021 at 7:32 PM, littlemack01 said:

Fished 6-12 on wavy lake with little boat . 100 to 400 and all water put about a foot of fleas on my 12lb test per hour .Next trip the heavy line and big reels will be on boat. Last release the fleas clogged the guides and before I noticed the gears broke in reel and lost fish. By the way , that was out of Oswego.

What brand and lb. test of line do you switch to on your riggers and dipsies to combat the fleas. Planning a trip in the next couple of weeks and want my rods ready. Thanks.

[littlemack01]

I've been running Berkley Big game  in 30lb test . seems to work on fleas . 40 lb may be better on a calm day  .I just check my dipseys more often if on calm water . Waves cut fleas down quite alot . 

[Skywatcher]

Thanks. Was wondering on the dipsy divers. Do you use wire or braid?

[wrinklestar]

Braid would think would be a nightmare right now......it comes off the wire pretty easy.    

[Skywatcher]

Just wondering about that. I've got two 1000' foot spools of 7 strand coming in the mail. Never used wire before, but anxious to give it a try.

[Wise77]

Wire collects fleas like crazy because it's so thin but it cuts them off at the tip fairly well as your reeling in.

[Skywatcher]

 Appreciate the info. Thanks

[Sea Nympho]

Worst I've seen in Waneta Lake.  There nasty