Fish journal
Macrobdella decora
Otherwise known as the North American medicinal leech, this parasitic worm was used in medicine until the 19th century.
Show its fishing spots on the map →- Seasonality
- all year
- Precipitation
- any weather
- Time of day
- any time of day
- Fishing Bait
- Fish Guts, Animal guts, Small Fish Bait, Lamprey Bait, Fish, Leech Bait
- Length
- 2.5–4 cm
Where to catch the Macrobdella decora
On the Champlain Valley map it lives in muddy ponds, swamps: 15 fishing spots in all.
Muddy Ponds · 2
Swamps · 13
- near Parsons Bog ×2
- near Standish Swamp ×2
- near Duck Bill Swamp
- near Dump Site 2A
- near Dump Site 2B
- near Dump Site 2C
- near Fairbanks Swamp
- near Hidden Swamp
- near Highlands Swamp
- near Loon Lake Campground
- near Parsons Grotto
Other fish in the same waters
- American Bullfrog
- Banded Killifish
- Black Bullhead
- Blue-Spotted Salamander
- Brook Trout
- Brown Bullhead
- Brown Trout
- Central Mudminnow
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander
- Eastern Silvery Minnow
- Fathead Minnow
- Four-toed Salamander
Macrobdella decora in other languages
Russian: Североамериканская медицинская пиявка · Chinese: 北美巨蛭 · French: Sangsue d'Amérique du Nord