Leaches ?

[BroKenneth]

I’ve thumped several off my arm while wading in Grenada. Seem to be more prevalent on the Skuna side. I suspect crappie consider them a delicacy.


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[z520tom]

There are many fly patterns that imitate the fresh water leech. Trout eat them and I am sure other fish do. I bet shellcracker's love them. My 2 cents worth!

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[z520tom]

These are some simi seal leech jigs from years ago. They are 1/32oz x #8's. I have caught shellcrackers and a few crappie on them. The crappie were in cool water in January. Dragging them slowly on the bottom and the crackers really thumped them hard.

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[Ketchn]

when i was a young one and spent unlimited hours as an amphibian in spots i probably shouldnt have been submerged for those lengths of time i got a few on me from time to time. the ones i got up north were larger and more numerous and much more difficult to dislodge than the ones like i saw in the mouth of that crappie here in the southern us .
i do know like stated above many people use them as bait , i think i remember them being favorites for walleye maybe ?
interesting stuff , the fisheries biologist told me they see more of them and hear about them more frequently on rainy years here in texas by the way .

[Ketchn]

Wading in creek as a kid I got one on my leg one day, and it freaked me out. My Dad laughed and pulled it off. It is "leech" by the way.

you know in my old age until you mentioned it i never noticed my typo ....spelling 101 right ? ....ding dong is me sometimes for sure

[Redge]

Interesting!
I remember getting leeches (never knew that either spelling) when swimming wading up in Michigan.



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