Catalpa Worms

[r00s7a]

Not sure if this is widespread, but when I went home for lunch I saw a Catalpa worm on the ground... then another, and another, and another. Ended up spending my whole lunch hour picking up worms to freeze for a later date. I have a big Catalpa tree in the backyard and assumed they were all coming off of it. I got to a soft spot in the yard where the dog lays and I noticed a worm half in the ground and half out. Started digging him up and there were about a dozen in that one spot underground. I have no idea what the life cycle of a Catalpa worm is, but I was very surprised to find them underground. That cool front came through last night and I don't know if that had any significance on why the worms were out on the ground, maybe the wind just blew them down from the tree.

Just thought you catfishermen might be interested...

 

[Istandalone]

I now know too much about them.

http://www.allaboutworms.com/catalpa-worms

 

[Kingmarine]

After reading that link... So do I.

 

[LBnM]

one of the best catfish baits around!

 

[dennishoddy]

one of the best catfish baits around!

Pretty much good bait for any specie.

 

[Profreedomokie]

This brings back childhood memories. We called them cataba worms.Yellow and black with an antenna on their rear ends. Where I grew up in VA. ,the folks next door had two trees that stayed full of those worms every summer. They were great bait.