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Sorry Folks/Burkhardt,
All the young leeches I've come across have been black/blackish green.
Never seen one so small and colourful with ridges like the one pictured.
Cheers,
Ian
On 26 September 2015 at 09:12, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Sure looks like a leech to me Burkhard!
> No doubt very life like imitations have hit the market but
> none of them are alive.
> I don't know about how many different species of leech are in our waters
> but several I suspect. Never saw a book on the subject - just how to fish
> them.
> Often when we used to clean trout for supper we would find small leech in
> them
> not the big 5 cm kind seen in the water. It may be this was a mature
> individual
> of a smaller species.
> An interesting subject - I must read Thom Green's article again.
> Enjoy the early autumn!
> Paul
>
>
>
> On September 25, 2015 at 6:11 PM Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> The critter was certainly alive and well, not a plastic imitation.
>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> A little tough to say from the photo, but it looks to me like an plastic
> poppyseed leech aka a "powerbait". Commonly used for small mouth bass
> fishing. The only thing that's throwing me off is the stuck to your foot
> part.
>
> Otherwise, I guess it could be the type of leech the lure is meant to
> imitate. However that would be a new critter to me.
>
> Best,
> Ian
>
>
> On Sep 24, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Burkhard Plache < burkhardplache@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> After a swim in a muddy lake,
> a tiny (1 mm thin, 5 mm long) sucking animal
> had attached itself to my foot. It was easy to pull off.
> Does anybody have an idea what I collected?
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/k5nwurwunn2bkil/H1390501.JPG?dl=0
>
> Thanks for any input,
> Burkhard
>
>
>
>
>
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ef=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a> <span=
dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_bl=
ank">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
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Sure looks like a leech to me Burkhard!
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No doubt very life like imitations have hit the market but
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none of them are alive.
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I don't know about how many different species of leech are in our wa=
ters
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but several I suspect. Never saw a book on the subject - just how to fis=
h them.
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Often when we used to clean trout for supper we would find small leech i=
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not the big 5 cm kind seen in the water. It may be this was a mature ind=
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of a smaller species.
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An interesting subject - I must read Thom Green's article again.
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Enjoy the early autumn!
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Paul
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On September 25, 2015 at 6:11 PM Burkhard Plache <<a href=3D"mailto:b=
urkhardplache@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">burkhardplache@gmail.com</a>>=
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A little tough to say from the photo, but it looks to me like an p=
lastic poppyseed leech aka a "powerbait". Commonly used for small=
mouth bass fishing. The only thing that's throwing me off is the stuck=
to your foot part. =C2=A0
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Otherwise, I guess it could be the type of leech the lure is meant=
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a tiny (1 mm thin, 5 mm long) sucking animal
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had attached itself to my foot. It was easy to pull off.
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Does anybody have an idea what I collected?
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Thanks for any input,
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