Fishing with night crawlers: tips that will help you catch more fish

Ever since “fishing” became popular, live worms and specifically crawlers have been used to catch fish and for good reason. Almost any species of freshwater fish will easily bite a night crawler that has been impaled on a hook. The biggest problem with using live worms like this as bait while fishing is that the bait is often ‘stealed’ before the fish is hooked. In this article, I will outline a few tips that will help anyone catch more fish when fishing with night crawlers.

Live worms have been my go-to bait for almost three decades, and in that time these tips have allowed me to be more efficient and effective every time I fish with this incredibly effective type of bait. Tea first advice is to use an appropriate portion of the worm itself. Think about it, a night crawler is a pretty big piece of bait, especially when rigged and a lot of the freshwater fish we catch aren’t that big by comparison. I mean if you’re fishing for bass or back trolling for walleye, a full tracker may be in order, but if you’re panfishing or drift fishing in a small river or stream, a piece of bait that’s too big is a detriment. . In most popular fishing situations a smaller piece of bait is needed and in these cases pinch the worm down the middle with your fingers is the way to go. This makes for a much smaller, more manageable piece of bait, which will result in more hooks and less “stealing” of your bait from curious fish.

Tea second tip is to adjust the size of the hook being used to the size of the worm being used. Don’t be afraid to use smaller fishing hooks that match the size (or portion) of the worm being used. This way the focus of your offer will be the night crawler, rather than the hook, which will also result in greater success. When using this variety of fishing worms, I have always found that n. 6, no. ° 8 or n. #10 are the most effective sizing options.

Now we come to what I consider to be the most important aspect of fishing with night crawlers, the third tip, which is to present your night crawler in the most natural and realistic way possible. Many anglers present their live worm in a way that is not “natural” and ends up costing them bites from hungry fish. A night crawler should present itself as bait to fish widely the way it appears naturally. The more natural your worm looks to the fish you’re trying to catch, the more effective it will be, it’s as simple as that.

Keep these simple and effective tips in mind the next time you are fishing with night crawlers and you will begin to experience the success you always should have.