03-11-2021, 05:09 PM
(03-11-2021, 03:43 PM)catchinon Wrote: Nothing doing down this way. The tulip and daffodil shoots are up a few inches so spring really is here. I don't think we'll see any worms on top until we get a good soaking rain in April. Isn't there a saying that goes April showers bring April worms or something like that?The good soaking rain is the key. In years past, the first soaker/worm producer has happened even before the end of February. But almost always before the end of March.
A couple of years ago I put on my rain gear and went out to scoop up the crawlers washing down the gutters. But I only got a few yards until a flock of seagulls came swooping up from the opposite direction...snarfing down every crawler in sight. Stupid gulls didn't study their history. They are supposed to eat crickets...not crawlers.
It is a good idea to prepare your worm beds or large containers in advance...with some good worm bedding material and properly moisturized. Every crawler fan has their own special formula for the bedding...like coffee grounds, etc. Wonder if that helps keep them awake for night fishing.