06-07-2008, 12:09 AM
[cool][#0000ff]There are bigger leeches in Utah Lake. Also in the warm trickles that come into the lake around Saratoga. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I used to know an old boy that fished only with the leeches he dug out of the mud in ditches and canals around that end of the lake. Caught just about all species on them and did especially well fishing through the ice and tipping his jigs with leeches.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Leeches are annelids...members of the worm family, just like crawlers. They have a similar scent to fish. But, they can wiggle and change shapes radically. They can instantly go from a long thin worm to a flat ribbon. Lots of visual appeal. And, they are tough...really stay on a hook well.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bass, walleyes, cats and white bass all depend on leeches throughout the year, especially during lean times for minnows and fry. That is one of the reasons that a plain black or purple tube or twister works so well in Utah Lake at times. Good leech representation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I used to know an old boy that fished only with the leeches he dug out of the mud in ditches and canals around that end of the lake. Caught just about all species on them and did especially well fishing through the ice and tipping his jigs with leeches.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Leeches are annelids...members of the worm family, just like crawlers. They have a similar scent to fish. But, they can wiggle and change shapes radically. They can instantly go from a long thin worm to a flat ribbon. Lots of visual appeal. And, they are tough...really stay on a hook well.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bass, walleyes, cats and white bass all depend on leeches throughout the year, especially during lean times for minnows and fry. That is one of the reasons that a plain black or purple tube or twister works so well in Utah Lake at times. Good leech representation.[/#0000ff]
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