Leeches - 06/19/15 03:15 PM
Background:
6-7 acre lake in Colorado at 10,000'
only fish in it for the last couple years is fathead minnows. Used to winterkill every year. Hoping that is fixed starting this year.
Here's my question:
The lake is packed, and I mean packed, with leeches. Where do leeches rank as a food source? The lake is packed with forage. Fatheads, scuds, crayfish, waterdogs, etc. Putting in trout this year. With all the forage to choose from will the trout take leeches at all? I have read trout eat leeches, but I have never seen a leech in a trout stomach.
Hoping something will help with these dang things. Obviously no one really wants to swim with that many leeches in there so it'd be nice if they could be significantly reduced.
6-7 acre lake in Colorado at 10,000'
only fish in it for the last couple years is fathead minnows. Used to winterkill every year. Hoping that is fixed starting this year.
Here's my question:
The lake is packed, and I mean packed, with leeches. Where do leeches rank as a food source? The lake is packed with forage. Fatheads, scuds, crayfish, waterdogs, etc. Putting in trout this year. With all the forage to choose from will the trout take leeches at all? I have read trout eat leeches, but I have never seen a leech in a trout stomach.
Hoping something will help with these dang things. Obviously no one really wants to swim with that many leeches in there so it'd be nice if they could be significantly reduced.