Garden Worms

[Bass-ic Instinct]

Has anybody used the common garden lobworm or dendras to good effect for sea fishing. I got thinking about this after being told buy an experienced angler that they are good in an estuary after there has been heavy rain washing soil in colouring up the river. I tried them but only got one small flounder, another angler told me that the river had to much cold, fresh water in it that day? Also lobworms can be collected on a damp evening very easily for FREE as they come out onto the grass! If only lugworms did the same all that digging! Perhaps this is a good idea, after all it has to be worth a go as they are free, and i know how well chopped worm works for coarse fish. Any feedback will interest me

[Spitfire66]

They work fine in estuarys but bleach out fast.........the saltier the water the sooner they bleach out

[blankerman]

have heard that sole can go mad on them at times.might have to give them a try as i've several hundred in wormeries at the moment
did'nt somebody have a big bass at ogmore on garden worms about 18 months ago

[fyshermen1001]

Has anybody used the common garden lobworm or dendras to good effect for sea fishing. I got thinking about this after being told buy an experienced angler that they are good in an estuary after there has been heavy rain washing soil in colouring up the river. I tried them but only got one small flounder, another angler told me that the river had to much cold, fresh water in it that day? Also lobworms can be collected on a damp evening very easily for FREE as they come out onto the grass! If only lugworms did the same all that digging! Perhaps this is a good idea, after all it has to be worth a go as they are free, and i know how well chopped worm works for coarse fish. Any feedback will interest me

use them on the Ribble estuary all the time work for dabs /flounder and eels ,

the place where i was fishing is the docks in preston and i was fishing with a standard beach caster with fixed metal paternoster and garden worms had a few dabs and then a strange bite ended up catching a chub around 3 lb and 20 mins later another around the 4lb mark then caught a few more dabs and a snig {eel} but they do work and for 30 mins digging in the garden a free trip out




tightlines...........................daz

[flounder_al]

Used them all the time on the River Humber for flatties and eels. Do wash out quickly though.

[Flathead]

Not used lobs for years. Last time I did me and a mate were fishing for eel with peeler and when the fish didnt appear to be interested I sneakerly took out some worms from my bag and fished with them. Within 5 mins I was into eels. Still to this day he has no idea why he caught none.
Only problem they do get bleached but they stay alive for ages and I did catch a couple on the same worm.

[Pelamid]

The reference to sole got me thinking. I used to dig bait on the beach at Frinton-on- sea. On a few occasions garden worms were crawling from the grassy areas above the prom, across the concrete prom and onto the beach. No idea if they made it into the sea but there were thousands of them.
Perhaps they are not such an unusual food for inshore species.
In my teens I tried them as lug were to expensive for me, but as has been said they wash out very quickly. Caught eels though.

[King Of Leon]

just been out in the garden potting some plants and was surprised at the amount of worms in the soil. ive heard of people using them before for flounder, but has anyone tried them and are they any good! any free baits a bonus!!!!

[keef]

My brother and I used them a few times off the pier a t Kinlochbervie just in bunches on a 1/0 hook and caught good coalies ,pollack and a couple of small red codling. I must take some with me next time I go for the flatties, just to tip off with

[Rob]

There's a thread running in the baits discussion forum on this very topic.

http://www.worldseafishing.com/forum...ad.php?t=59517

General consensus is that they are good for estuary fishing. Interesting reading.