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Old 03-13-2011, 09:26 PM
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im lookin for river worms the green slimy stinkin ones anyone know of any spots i can dig for some if u dont want to post it here pm it i really want some of these worms any help is great
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Old 03-14-2011, 11:20 AM
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Do you spring lizards,mud puppies or salamanders?Dont know the green river worms.Are you talking about nightcrawlers?
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Old 03-14-2011, 01:17 PM
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Are they like the ones you can buy at Marrowbone lake. Those are really firm and ooze some green crap. At least they used to have those years ago.
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Old 03-14-2011, 01:34 PM
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You're probably thinking of Catalpa worms. Not sure where you can dig 'em up, but I've seen websites online that you can purchase them from. Try the United States Catfish Association website. Go to the Tennessee forum and I'm sure theres folks on there that will be happy to help you find them. http://www.catfish1.com/forums/forum.php

Its a great site for all things catfishing related.
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Old 03-14-2011, 03:07 PM
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I believe you are talking about nightcrawlers. i used to dig them around dairy barns. My grandfather kept some old firewood laying in the ditch that drained the dairy barn when they hosed it down after milking. The worms were huge and green and fat and I caught all kinds of fish. try some local Wilson county dairy farms.
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Old 03-15-2011, 12:47 AM
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These ooze out a really foul smelling puss kinda stuff. People find them on river banks but i have yet to locate any.
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Old 03-15-2011, 11:09 AM
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Call Marrowbone lake master_cat,

That sounds exactly like those they used to carry.
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Old 03-15-2011, 06:38 PM
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Mastercat I know exactly what your talking about . I found some of these on the caneyfork bank up above the great falls dam in Doyle,tn . And it was the first time i had ever seen them . I thought they were just some deformed night crawlers. kinda like a red wiggler but there green and they stink horribly.
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Old 03-15-2011, 08:13 PM
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Try flooded areas this spring. There are soccer fields near my house that flood every year and they (buzzard worms?) surface there as the water recedes. I was introduced to them a coulple of years ago by some local cat fisherman scooping them up by the bucket full. Smaller than a night crawler, green and they smell like @$$.
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Old 03-17-2011, 03:14 PM
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I wish someone would post a picture of one of these worms. I've never heard of such a thing.

They are definitely not catalpa worms - those grow on catalpa trees, not in the mud.

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Old 03-20-2011, 10:23 PM
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if anyone can get them ill buy them from u id love to get my hands on some
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Old 03-21-2011, 03:09 PM
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We call them "bluff worms" and sawed for them around bluffs and other places near water that had flat rocks for them to hide under. Sometimes you can find them just flipping rocks. That would probably be the best way to scout for them, and then saw after you find them.

I've fished with catalpa worms (really a catapillar) as well. You can grow your own be transplanting them to your own catalpa tree. they will return every year after they find your tree.
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Old 03-21-2011, 07:04 PM
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i was hoping to find a spot iv looked and looked and looked and i yet to find them kinda discorageing
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Old 03-29-2011, 10:21 AM
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I'm bumping this back to the top because I'm still hoping someone might post a photo of one of these green fishing worms so I can see what they are! I've never heard of such a thing, and the curiosity is killing me!

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Old 03-29-2011, 11:23 AM
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Would this be the one we're looking for?

http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atl...a%20chlorotica
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