Zoo Phenomenon
Follow the “ZOO “ aka ZOO PARADE & 3 RING CIRCUS
Understanding the Zooplankton PHENOMENON and its effect on “Fish Catching”
Phytoplankton are very small aquatic plant life. Zooplankton, are very small animal organisms, which feed upon phytoplankton and other zooplankton.
Zooplankton are (one or two millimeter) water-borne life forms, frequently crustacean.
Minnows and small fish up to the size of Bluegills feed upon the swarms of millions of zooplankton as they rise and fall in the water column while free floating/drifting around.
Bluegills, Crappie, Perch, very small Bass and Trout and minnows feed directly upon the zooplankton. This gives the angler the opportunity to offer small baits to these zooplankton foraging pan fish.
* This FOOD CHAIN PHENOMENON attracts these small fish, and minnows, which in turn attract adult Bass, Pike, Walleyes and Trout.
So, take your choice, and go for the foraging pan fish, or for the larger predators lurking around the edges of the zooplankton and smaller fish.
The Bluegills at or near the surface will usually be only two-four inches long.
The larger Gills will be a few feet below them.
Also see: Fish section SCHOOLING BLUEGILLS PHENOMENON for details on how to catch the larger Gills.