Trapping leechs

[bcacoutdoors]

Anyone have any experience trappin leechs? When is the best time to start setting traps? What works best dugouts, beaver ponds or lakes? Thanks

[WayneChristie]

best time is working hours. hang a hundred dollar bill just out of reach in an empty room at the courthouse and when its full of lawyers slam and lock the door!

[Hunter Trav]

I trapped a bunch last year, only way to know where to trap is to put some out and see what you get. If you know of a water body that has some that's a good place to start. As far as when you start, you can start as soon as the ice is off enough to get around the shoreline but you may not start seeing any until the water temps start to increase. Traps are simple to make, aluminum pie plate folded in half with a chunk of beef liver tossed inside, hold it together with a rubber band or something to that effect. Put it on the bottom along a weed line, and wait. Tie some sort of float to it it so you can find it again. I set mine in the evening, and would come back and check them around first light in the morning. If you leave them to long the leeches will leave the trap and go hide back in the mud. Hope that helps...

[YeeHaw]

Originally Posted by WayneChristie

best time is working hours. hang a hundred dollar bill just out of reach in an empty room at the courthouse and when its full of lawyers slam and lock the door!

I have had great luck catching them in the lakes around Edmonton using a dead sucker on a rope, tossed under a dock in 2-5 fow. Mud bottom.

[SCHOOCH]

I was thinking about trapping them with the kids for something to do......just not sure where in Calgary would be a good place to start.....suggestions?

And WC i know where you told me to look......your nasty!!!!!!!!

[oilngas]

Schooch; I don't think that's legal and the Children's Mom n such may have an issue.

I mean how would you get them to be still long enuff for a bunch of leaches to become attached, and then think of the katterwallin when you pulled first the kids and then the leaches off of the kids.

I would not do it!!!!

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by oilngas

Schooch; I don't think that's legal and the Children's Mom n such may have an issue.

I mean how would you get them to be still long enuff for a bunch of leaches to become attached, and then think of the katterwallin when you pulled first the kids and then the leaches off of the kids.

I would not do it!!!!

his daughter would sit there and watch them stick on, just for fun!