Night Crawlers

[lay_z_boy]

Ok it seems I'm full of questions this week, but I got a bunch of new gear and am going fishing tomorrow for the first time in quite awhile. So the question is:

With this rain will the crawlers be out tonight, or is it too cold out for them to come out from hiding?

[alex-v]

If you normally get crawlers on your lawn or garden or where-ever after a rain then getting them tonight should be a real possibility.

Crawlers like cool soil much more than warm soil. Right now I have found them in the top 6" of the garden. Once the ground warms up they will be next to impossible for me to find until fall.

[Fatherof3]

I pick them all the time in early april. Got about 7 dozen last weekend, and last night grabbed a quick 4 dozen. I figure about 40 deg. is the cutoff point. When trhey do come out, they are only ouy a few inches when its that cold. Picking your own is a good way to offset high gas prices. I pick up and wet down last falls leaves, maple work about the best, and use it for bedding. works great.

[RichP]

Oh yeah, they're out. I got a few dozen last night myself.

[Jacob Huffman]

Crawlers will be out.I have a pic of them back in January during that warm spell.I will try to get it posted.I know its hard to believe but I swear it is true.It was like in the 50's or something like that.

[books]

I went out around 10:00 friday and got about 1800 in 3 hours so i think they were out. God my back is still killin me!!!

[waggleduck]

Digging holes in our garden and finding crawlers after rain is how I provide all my bait. My dad doesnt appreciate it but its a lot cheaper than buying them all summer long. I got enough to last me for awhile on Friday.:lol: