Was doing some learning and discovered these are the three species of zooplankton that live in Pigeon lake that whitefish and perch feed on. If you want to catch more whitefish ice fishing in 60 days this is what you want to imitate. Size is maybe relevant.
I know big whites eat other things too, but on a finicky day this might be the ticket.
In order of the pics
*Daphnia. commonly called water fleas because their swimming style resembles the movements of fleas. 2 to 5 mm (3/16") long.
*Leptodora kindtii. A predatory water flea. grows to 21 mm (13/16") long.
*Hyalella azteca. An amphipod in the silt. 3 to 8 mm(5/16") . Hyalella are little scud that lives in the silt. Probably why wireworm hooks close to the bottom work good. They do look alike.
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Interesting! Thanks for the post and pics. Daphnia look like something that belongs on the bottom of the ocean.
I'm not sure what the are but there are black specks I've seen high up in the water column and usually right under the ice. The scuds seem to feed on them from what I noticed. Food for thought, as Speck says
Pigeon Lake Zooplankton
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