Looking for Live leeches in the Missoula area? Anyone know where to find them?

[Onthehatch]

I have had a hard time finding any bait shop or place of business that sells leeches and was wondering if anyone knew where to get them in the Missoula area. Thanks

[Jberg440]

In January?

Going to be hard (impossible) to find this time of year.

[lundin-loading]

Montana Leeches all come from minnesota. The season runs from April through July/August. Plus they go dormant and ball up in real cold water. You can buy preserved dead leeches from sportsman's.

[AcesandEights]

Leaches in Missoula...  Look for a Subaru with a "Feel the Burn" sticker.  Somewhere that they charge 6 dollars for a large mocha choke bullcrap coffee probably be a safe bet...

[stitch]

There are bait ,pet supply and medical supply houses on line that can ship them to you.just google leeches for sale.not sure about availability this time of year.

[PerchPounderMT]

if you do find them they wont work like they do during the summer,in these water temps they curl up into a ball and wont move.

[hoofer]

perchpounder mt i beg to differ. i have used gulp leaches through ice at Tiber and have caught walleyes and northerns. might not be the hottest bait but it works.

[PerchPounderMT]

perchpounder mt i beg to differ. i have used gulp leaches through ice at Tiber and have caught walleyes and northerns. might not be the hottest bait but it works.

do gulp leeches curl up into a little ball?

[Born Late]

No disagreement that preserved dead leeches and the the Gulp imitations are more lively than the live ones during the winter

[PerchPounderMT]

No disagreement that preserved dead leeches and the the Gulp imitations are more lively than the live ones during the winter

I set up a tank one year and stocked it for ice season (pain in the ass) and couldnt get any action on them at all.

[Born Late]

While they can be a summertime killer, they’ve never done anything for me thru the ice.