Brine Shrimp Report

These experiences should give you an idea of the best time of year to shrimp, and where.

Adult are gone from the lake but eggs are out there. The regulations say you can collect a gallon of brine shrimp,but they do not mention eggs. I checked with the DWR for regulations concerning egg collection, and it the same as with adult shrimp. If you are raising young, baby brine is an excellent first food for most babies. Anywhere you can access the lake there is potential for eggs. The egg color is a definate brown compared to the grey sand. Brown can also be brine fly husks, and sometimes husks are mixed with the egg. It is not a lot of work to seperate the egg from sand or debris so gather what you find and clean it later. You will need a coarse net to seperate the debris and a fine net to recoup the eggs from the rinse water( use cold water, and the eggs should be wet in a brine(salt water) before drying.

May 9th 2009 I collected some in the ponds They are a little small and not terribly abundant. The bugs (something that gets in your hair and bites your head, and misquitoes) are bad. You could easily get a live food treat for your fish but you will really have to work for any quantity.

I collected a few times in May 2008 in the ponds.

I collected live brine shrimp today( April 7 2007). I collected from the pond on the south side of the road. If you are headed west on I-80 take the Saltaire exit. When you come to a stop sign the pond is on the left( south side of the road). This is the second time I collected in the last two weeks. The brine shrimp are very abundant. A net with about a five foot handle is best if you do not want to get your feet wet.