Swimmers Itch is no joke. This is day 5 after fishing in a Stillwater lake, Monte Lake in BC if anyone is interested.

I learned that swimmers itch gets worse the more often you get it, clearly I’ve had it too many times. I am double stupid because I had my waders with me, figured it was a quick hour stop in hot weather, who needs em? I also learned that it’s not only carried by duck and goose feces, but freshwater snails, guess what was in the water – a ton of freshwater snails.

If you’re fishing stillwater and don’t have waders please make sure you have soap and a reliable rinse method available for immediate cleaning when you come out of the water. Seriously, don’t be like me, be smarter and learn from me.

I can not describe the pain. It doesn’t just itch, it hurts like a hot burning pain.