catching leeches

[teamstromer]

good afternoon fishrmen,<br />this year i would like to concentrate my fishing more so on walleye than esox and bass.<br /><br />i have been reading leeches are a very attractive bait to use when fishing for big eyes. my question is, what is an easy way to trap or catch leeches???

 

[JB]

Re: catching leeches

Wade around in the shallows bare-legged.<br /><br />All seriousness aside, teamstromer, with the price of leeches at the bait shops I don't think it is worth the trouble to try to collect them.<br /><br />Good luck on the 'eyes.

 

[Barlow]

Re: catching leeches

Originally posted by JB:<br /> Wade around in the shallows bare-legged.<br /><br />All seriousness aside, teamstromer, with the price of leeches at the bait shops I don't think it is worth the trouble to try to collect them.<br />

Ditto ^^ especially the first part <br /><br />yea .. buy them by the pound to save a few extra sheckles.<br /><br />-While on a trip you can keep them in an appropriately sized 'beverage' cooler/thermos. <br />-You've got to keep the water clean and oxygenated.. keep 'em out of the sunlight so they stay cool too<br />-Flush 'em out daily with new lake water or unsoftened tap water and drop a handfull of ice in it after you re-fill it and tighten the top back on. <br /><br />Remember- dead leeches have a stink all their own.

 

[DJ]

Re: catching leeches

1. Wire basket. Screen door mesh.<br /><br />2. One opening with sharp edges on the inside exit. Very small, about 1/2", at most, opening.<br /><br />3. One bloddy something. Raw chicken, beef, no matter, inside the trap.<br /><br />The traps can be quite small. A 12"X12" trap will catch allot.

 

[roscoe]

Re: catching leeches

Believe it or not, the new way to keep leeches is in bedding, not water. Pretty much like the shredded paper worm bedding.