These fish feed predominantly on the mysis shrimp flushed through the dam and out of the reservoir. The shrimp come out of the dam clear but die off quickly, turning a more opaque, white color. Mysis ...

This area is the realm of the mysis shrimp. The toilet bowl holds giants feasting on shrimp cocktails bite after bite. Trout gorge on this high-protein food source giving the fish extraordinary colors ...

Lake trout were introduced into the Flathead watershed at the beginning of the 20th century, disrupting the food chain relied upon by native fish. The addition of mysis shrimp in the 1980s allowed ...

Schladow said the Mysis shrimp will likely return in a few years ... Schladow said. Endangered fish could also be negatively affected.

Ice fishing is done until next December ... Also occurring in the 1970s, the state of Idaho imported mysis shrimp from Canada into Idaho lakes. The mysis thrived and became a new and major ...

Water quality in Flathead Lake and the rise and fall of different fish populations all point to the same culprit: introduction of the mysis shrimp in the 1980s. The significant ecological ...

But they remained relatively dormant until the 1970s when mysis shrimp that were introduced upstream by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks began making their way to Flathead Lake. The mysis shrimp ...

The Great Lakes have been victimized by invasive populations of mussels for years. The zebra and quagga mussels are a danger ...

Mysis relicta gets its name from its unique ... From small invertebrates like the opossum shrimp to larger fish like the siscowet lake trout, these creatures play vital roles in the Great Lakes ...