Weed worms/ Blackeyed Susans this year?

[riverbottoms]

Went out today looking for weed worms/blackeyed susans, only found a couple of handfuls of sticks for my effort compared to what I had found last year. The drought must have  effected this years hatch? Anybody else finding the same results.

[blufloyd]

been years since saw a wild black eyed susan....

[VanderLaan]

===The drought must have  effected this years hatch?===

Not too sure about the drought's effect on the weed worms, but the prairie grass in my back pasture had a fraction of the black-eyed susans that it usually has.  I attribute it to the drought. 

Where are the worms on a BES?  We usually find the pods on Goldenrod.

[blufloyd]

Inside the square stems.  really nice bait.  I think you need really damp area to find them though.

[riverbottoms]

 Years past I had my best luck finding weedworms along rail road right aways and fence lines on country roads. But this year with the drought I think Blufloyd is right areas with high moisture in the soil might be the place to find them.
 The acorns this year where heavy with nice size grubs. They work great later in the year when the hardwater fishing slows down and you should downsize on bait your presentation. That is also when goldenrod grubs really work also.