What can you do to keep spiny water flea out of Quabbin Reservoir?
The only hope for excluding spiny water flea from Quabbin is personal vigilance on the part of each and every visiting boater and angler. This means EVERYONE who fishes at Quabbin! If you move your boat among various water bodies, you are the highest probability carrier of non-native organisms to Quabbin. The most protective measure boaters can adopt is to dedicate their boat and fishing gear for use exclusively in Quabbin. If you visit other waters, please scour your boat, trailer, bait buckets, fishing gear, and anything else exposed to outside waters and remove all plant fragments, mud, and debris. Drain water from bilge, engine, and live wells and allow all of the above to dry completely for at least five days before visiting Quabbin. Complete this checklist after visiting any water body: Inspect – boat, trailer, and fishing gear Remove – plant fragments, mud, debris (hot wash or pressure wash boat/trailer if possible; clean fishing gear) Drain – any standing water (bilge, etc.) Dr
