Those do sound like Daphnia. I was at a west side lake yesterday that has a big population. Invisible until you stick a white paddle in the water and then they are clearly visible in large numbers. About the size of a poppy seed, purple in color, and they have a distinctive darting motion...
Close to home: 2006 TJ Unlimited aka "LJ". Extra 10" of wheelbase vs a regular TJ allows a 29er to fit in the bed, or an 11 foot Hobie inflatable rolled up.
I no longer need a fast car because 65 mph feels like 130 mph in this thing.
Far from home: 2001 F250 7.3L diesel
I've been lucky enough to see 8 total on 5 separate occasions over the last 20 years, all on the Snoqualmie tree farm. Mom and 2 kittens, 2 kittens (assume mom was nearby), and 3 singles. Was followed once while X-C skiing but did not see the animal, just the tracks on descent that weren't...
Not the biggest fish of the trip, but the best take. The water in the background is an unnamed meadow stream a few hundred yards in length connecting two lakes. The surrounding bog is super spongy and any movement will put down the fish. I crept around 70 feet upstream of the last rise and...