Click on the image to vote for this site. By Perry Good Leeches are the most plentiful of all the baits. It seems that they are natural to all bodies of water including creeks, rivers and lakes. They can be left in a container of water for a long time without food. Walleyes love leeches almost all year round and they are classified as a universal bait for walleyes.
Leeches inhabit lakes, ponds, marshes and slow moving streams, throughout most of North America.
All leeches have sucking disks at both ends. The mouth is located in the smaller disk at the head end. Leeches use the larger disk on the tail only for clinging to objects. Most leeches eat dead animals. Some species such as the horse leech digest the skin of live animals and feed on the tissue.