Freshwater Jelly Fish

troutspinner

troutspinner

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I have been fishing nearly all my life and today, I learned something new as I witnessed it with my own eyes. There are indeed, freshwater jellyfish.

We fished Leaser Lake today with my buddy having hopes of getting into some crappie. We did find a few good keepers, some small bass, a perch and a pickerel but I was amazed when I noticed a bunch of tiny 1” jellyfish all around the boat in the one spot we were fishing. I asked Brian, look at these closely, am I seeing things? Sure enough, he looked it up and they are not “that” rare but definitely rare to us as he has never seen them either. Pretty neat.
 
Melvinp

Melvinp

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I’ve never seen a fresh water jelly before but I did get introduced to the spiney water flea this weekend on Seneca lake in New York what a mess they get on your line and look like snot they can make your 8pound floro look like 300 pound test.
 
Don

Don

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troutspinner said:
I have been fishing nearly all my life and today, I learned something new as I witnessed it with my own eyes. There are indeed, freshwater jellyfish.

We fished Leaser Lake today with my buddy having hopes of getting into some crappie. We did find a few good keepers, some small bass, a perch and a pickerel but I was amazed when I noticed a bunch of tiny 1” jellyfish all around the boat in the one spot we were fishing. I asked Brian, look at these closely, am I seeing things? Sure enough, he looked it up and they are not “that” rare but definitely rare to us as he has never seen them either. Pretty neat.
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Did you really mean “keepers”? Are they allowing non trout species to be kept there now? Been waiting many many years for leeser to do that. I still remember the day they closed it. In my past life.
 
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troutspinner

troutspinner

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Don said:
Did you really mean “keepers”? Are they allowing non trout species to be kept there now? Been waiting many many years for leeser to do that. I still remember the day they closed it. In my past life.
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Yep, keepers. New rules started this year.
 
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Gremcat

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Yeah reproduce in unhatched pods or whatever professional term is. “Bloom” once a decade or so.
 
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