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Boaters need to disinfect the boat and flush it out
and dry it before they move from one body of water to another.
When you pull your boat out of a body of water
it's important to drain the live well,
drain the bilge,
empty any bait that you might have up on the shore
or give it to another angler that can use it
on that same body of water.
When you get to a spot where you have hot water available
go ahead and rinse that bilge, bait bucket, and live well out
with hot water and that's water over 104 degrees.
If you don't have hot water available
you can rinse these areas with a solution of 10 percent bleach.
When you pull your boat out of the lake
it's important to inspect the trailer
because that's another area that zebra mussels can be transferred.
Important areas to check are
the cross members under the trailer, the axles,
underneath the wheel wells,
the guide bars on the back of the trailer,
the rear running lights, and the license plate.
Another area to inspect are the carpeted bunks
underneath the boat because
vegetation can get trapped between the boat and the bunks.
If you think you've found a zebra mussel
or other invasive species please contact
our Invasive Species Coordinator at our central office.