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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Where to buy leeches in Grand Marais? |
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06/21/2017 08:15AM
I'm going to be leaving out of VNO in Ely and their leech prices are $24/lb. Is that a reasonable price?
I'm going solo...wanting to concentrate heavily on fishing for walleye and smallies and read on some other threads about figuring out how many to take in. I'm thinking I might get 4# worth as I'd rather throw away a pound rather than run out on day 5.
I'm going solo...wanting to concentrate heavily on fishing for walleye and smallies and read on some other threads about figuring out how many to take in. I'm thinking I might get 4# worth as I'd rather throw away a pound rather than run out on day 5.
06/21/2017 09:11PM
Four pounds of leeches will be overkill, unless you're going in for a month or more. If fishing HEAVILY (6-8 hour), 3-4 dozen per day will be sufficient.
A pound of smaller leeches will contain up to 20 dozen/lb.,
medium sized leeches have about 14-16 dozen/lb., large leeches have about 10-12 dozen/lb., and a pound of Jumbo leeches would have about 8-10 dozen/lb.
I have seen TRUE Jumbo leeches that had as few as 5 1/2 dozen/lb., but that is an exception to the rule.
The larger the leech, the more a pound of them cost.
A pound of smaller leeches will contain up to 20 dozen/lb.,
medium sized leeches have about 14-16 dozen/lb., large leeches have about 10-12 dozen/lb., and a pound of Jumbo leeches would have about 8-10 dozen/lb.
I have seen TRUE Jumbo leeches that had as few as 5 1/2 dozen/lb., but that is an exception to the rule.
The larger the leech, the more a pound of them cost.
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06/30/2017 11:18AM
quote The Great Outdoors: "Four pounds of leeches will be overkill, unless you're going in for a month or more. If fishing HEAVILY (6-8 hour), 3-4 dozen per day will be sufficient.
A pound of smaller leeches will contain up to 20 dozen/lb.,
medium sized leeches have about 14-16 dozen/lb., large leeches have about 10-12 dozen/lb., and a pound of Jumbo leeches would have about 8-10 dozen/lb.
I have seen TRUE Jumbo leeches that had as few as 5 1/2 dozen/lb., but that is an exception to the rule.
The larger the leech, the more a pound of them cost."
This is terrific advice. Thanks
07/01/2017 05:27AM
I usually buy them at the Holiday Station. I purchase 2 lbs. for 3 to 5 days for 4 to 8 people. I have used them all up only once and we ran out on the morning we headed out on the last day of the trip.
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07/24/2017 10:20AM
Is there any place to get bait in Lutsen?
We will be staying a night at the Lutsen resort then heading up the Caribou Trail for a few days.
Just wondering if I should grab some in Tofte and keep it alive an extra day or if I can get some in Lutsen the day we head out.
Is there a big difference between the leech and crawler bite up there this time of year?
EDIT- Did some googling it looks like they sell bait at the Clearview General Store in Lutsen.
We will be staying a night at the Lutsen resort then heading up the Caribou Trail for a few days.
Just wondering if I should grab some in Tofte and keep it alive an extra day or if I can get some in Lutsen the day we head out.
Is there a big difference between the leech and crawler bite up there this time of year?
EDIT- Did some googling it looks like they sell bait at the Clearview General Store in Lutsen.
05/07/2021 02:27PM
Doing some planning for our trip in early June. We'd like to buy a couple pounds of leeches before we head up the Gunflint. Is Buck's Hardware the best place? I tried calling The Beaverhouse and no one answers.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
05/08/2021 08:06AM
Jackfish: "Doing some planning for our trip in early June. We'd like to buy a couple pounds of leeches before we head up the Gunflint. Is Buck's Hardware the best place? I tried calling The Beaverhouse and no one answers."
Buck's is open now, and beaverhouse should be open by June (they don't open until fishing opener typically). The Holiday in town has live bait too, but I don't usually buy mine there. I would call before coming up - bait along with everything else related to fishing has had issues in the supply chain.
05/10/2021 11:28AM
Thanks for the info, guys. We'll call ahead and plan accordingly.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
05/19/2021 09:38AM
Update: I tried calling the Beaver House again and the number is non-working. I called Buck's Hardware, someone answered who gave me to the live bait person and I ordered our leeches. Easy peasy. The guy was more than happy to help me.
For early June, the leeches will be a mixture of mediums to jumbos. Perfect. We'll pick up some nightcrawlers while we're there, too.
For early June, the leeches will be a mixture of mediums to jumbos. Perfect. We'll pick up some nightcrawlers while we're there, too.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
05/19/2021 02:45PM
I was at Beaver House last Thursday and picked up some leeches. I also may be late to the party on this, but they were in some soaked worm bedding (or leech bedding if it's a different product), and they kept WAY better and were WAY more convenient in the bedding.
05/19/2021 04:19PM
amhacker22: "I was at Beaver House last Thursday and picked up some leeches. "
Well why don't they have a phone that works? So strange. I'm not sure what a couple pounds of leeches will cost me, but they lost out on that order and anything else that we would have picked up while we were there.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
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