Was thinking of doing a little fishing today and was wondering if anyone knew any ways of catching earth worms. I googled a few ways that look good but was wondering if anyone here knew of a way.
Catching earth worms
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Cool i was digging and found a few but I'm a little lazy lol. Another question do any other native... Bugs or insects make good bait? Only targeting panfish.
worms make best bait because bluegills and other sunfish will nibble on the bugs too much and likely reduce it to nothing.
also, look under logs, and other structures in the shade
also, are u gunna fish the saginaw or tittabawassee river?
also, look under logs, and other structures in the shade
also, are u gunna fish the saginaw or tittabawassee river?
There is a tree called a black walnut tree. Its seeds are poisinous to worms. Try and go collect some black walnut seeds. Break open the seeds with a hammer, dump everything except the shell in a bucket. Fill the bucket with water and mix it, cover the bucket. Go to a nearby area like under a tree or in a field. Dump water there to attract worms, then about an hour later go and dump you walnut "tea" all over that area. The walnut "tea" suffocates the worms. So the worms head to the surface to breath. They then come right to you, where you take them and put them in a bucket for your uses. I know this is a lot of steps. But, it really pays off. I have a couple black walnut trees on my property in my house in ny and I tried this near my moms garden and I got about 50 worms in an hour or two. A big 5 gallon bucket will do when mixing the tea. When pouring the water to attract them, spray it in a general 5 square foot or so area. Then spread the walnut tea everywhere. Its also awesome to watch as you can catch up to 1000 worms this way if you use a big enough area or a worm rich area.
Just water your lawn really good before dark and then go out at dark with a flashlight and have at them.
Ya just start looking around anywhere local and see if you can maybe find some at a local park or something
Looks like good thought but I think there are plenty of green chemicals to kill these worms and catch them.. It must not be a tough job at all..