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maynard_g_crabs -> RE: presque isle bay this weekend (7/5/2009 12:40:23 PM)
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Hey guys, I used to post some reports on here a couple years ago. Haven't been around for awhile, but thought I would weigh in on this topic since I do a lot of wading in the bay. Don't particularly like waders and only wear them if hypothermia is a valid issue. Started wading in the swimming suit toward the end of April this year. As far as bacteria goes, Presque Isle Bay is relatively clean and safe, better than lakeside when the e-coli count is up. They've held the cross bay swim two years running now. As long as you don't have any open wounds or take a drink you'll be fine. Leeches-- oddly enough I've never picked any up in the bay, though I have elsewhere. Just slide a fingernail under them and they'll come off, usually attaching to the nail. Good bait, yes, and no disease issues. What you have to watch out for are the deer ticks, especially right now when the nymphs are active. As long as you're in the water, you're okay, but if you use a trail to get to the water they will usually find you. Nymphs start at the feet and work their way up until they locate a good place to dig in. Wearing waders will not necessarily stop them, as they will keep climbing until they find skin, usually the nape of your neck or up in your hair...thereby screwing you good. They are much easier to spot on your legs. I deet up pretty good before entering and exiting the water, but it's no guarantee. Had to tweezer a nymph off my thigh a few weeks ago. It was the size of poppy seed and hadn't started feeding yet. 67% of the nymphs on the peninsula carry lyme disease and about 95% of all lyme disease cases are transmitted by nymphs because they are so much harder to detect than adults. You have 36 hours to remove a tick before it passes on the bacteria. So get in the habit of making thorough body checks after you're done fishing, or doing anything at the peninsula for that matter.
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