The first catch!

The first catch of the year is in!  Just got off the phone with my Dad (AKA Head Leech) - who runs the buying, trapping, and shipping side of wholesale leeches.  Apparently he had some traps in the water - and came up with a whopping 1.5 pounds in the first run!  Certainly not enough to start shipping, but the good news is that they are starting to trap.

As the waters warm up the leeches will get more lively. At this time of the year, they are found in a little bit deeper water.  This is because the nights are still pretty cold, and water temps get pretty cold around the edges of shallow ponds.  Part of the art of leech trapping is gaging where the leeches are spending their time - it takes a well trained trapper to figure it out best.