Animal Class Clitellata-Hirudinae (Leeches)
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Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
 | Leeches |
Fly Imitations by Orvis
| Stage | Fly Pattern |
| Adult | Meg-A-Egg Sucking Leech |
They make great models for streamer flies because they're so large and ambiguously lifelike, and it's easy to make a little clump of feathers look quite a bit like a leech.
1 Leech Specimen:
Clitellata-Hirudinae (Leeches) Leech Adult
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View 3 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Mar 1, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
2 Underwater Pictures of Leeches:
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I spotted this very large leech freely tumbling, and occasionally stopping, along the bottom of a clear, cool trout stream. I paid careful attention later and spotted two more like it, but this one was the largest -- probably over 7 inches stretched out.
There is one other picture of it.
In this picture: Animal Class Clitellata-Hirudinae (Leeches).
There is one other picture of it.
In this picture: Animal Class Clitellata-Hirudinae (Leeches).
I spotted this very large leech freely tumbling, and occasionally stopping, along the bottom of a clear, cool trout stream. I paid careful attention later and spotted two more like it, but this one was the largest -- probably over 7 inches stretched out.
There is one other picture of it.
In this picture: Animal Class Clitellata-Hirudinae (Leeches).
There is one other picture of it.
In this picture: Animal Class Clitellata-Hirudinae (Leeches).
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