Night Crawlers or Worms

[grampieshanty]

 I'm sure someone has try ed this through the ice. Any luck & what fish did you target or catch?

[bootstrap]

sure they work the fish dont care what time of year it is.

[adkRoy]

I have caught blue gills, rainbows, and pickerel on worms while icefishing.

[Fish-On-VT]

Was targeting trout... managed to cathch perch & gills...

[cbice]

My uncle would fish for trout up in the NEK.  He lived on Seymour but fished all over.  I was amazed at the rainbow and brown he would catch on the lakes there with night crawlers.   Usually in water less than 15 ft.  I fished with him and everyone would always go out deep and look at us like we were crazy but we usually caught fish.  Nowadays it's a heck of a lot cheaper than buying shiners.

[tench]

Yeah they work for trout and perch/panfish. If you cut a big enough hole you could probably troll them for walleyes! 

[Shawndale1]

My favorite bait for rainbows is crawlers just under the ice in 2' to 4' of water

[spot]

I put them in a lunch cooler to keep them from freezing. In short, yes, they work as well in winter as they do in summer.

[fishingidjit]

Don't forget your "worm slip" in case the game Warden checks you out ! 

[Fish Hard]

YES! Must be certified disease free worms!

[bootstrap]

Organic-free range.

[dickbaker]

Don't forget your "worm slip" in case the game Warden checks you out ! 

    I only use Vt. certified crawlers and bring them back to NH after 96 hours??
Dick

[varmonter]

Dont joke around lest the crawler producers ("Big Crawler")
Will grease the palms of our legislators to pass a law.
Saying you cant pick your own crawlers because they
Help aerate the soil and are good for the ground runnoff.
  The price will then be 10 bucks a dozen.

[thebigwiggle]

Don't forget your "worm slip" in case the game Warden checks you out ! 

 

[thebigwiggle]

I dont know about Vermont but in New York, You can buy some decent worms at Wal Mart, They also Have red worms which I use in the summer for monster blue gills. Also Butter worms which are great for perch. Check it out.

[spot]

YES! Must be certified disease free worms!

I feed my worms on coffee and high cholesterol feed- caffeine makes them super-active and the fattening feed makes them bulk up to attract fish . I used to use only worms who smoked several packs a day, until the wussy feds stepped in with regulations.

Those smoking crawlers were the best.