Went to lock up the chickens later last night it was not real wet or cold, then some movement caught my eye when I shined the flashlight the ground was covered with nightcrawlers everyplace I looked. Never seen so many in my life like that at one time, still seen a few in the AM crawling around.

Your local skunks are going to get fat this year!

Time to make some coyote bait!

higher powers tryin to tell ya to go fishin !!

I filled a bucket up last night. Can't wait to go fishing with them. It's been many years since we've had them like this. I think getting rid of my ducks may have helped them recover.

Worm oil

Better go fishing!

Right after a rain, it's not unusual. Strange when it's dry, though.

Picking crawlers has been tough this year for me. Paying $4.00 a dozen stings too!

Chris

If you have a bit of land, you could start a small compost pile. Read the book "worms eat my Garbage."

I think I need to get in the worm business. Wow.

I have two compost bins cooking now. As the compost ages the red worms enter. New compost bins are too hot for worms too survive.

Chris

I have a well aged compost pile roughly 5 years old. It's not hot at all.

It was the wife mowing your yard that triggered that shattering earthworm movement, Sir.

Lol

Worms are different than us.
It was transgender worm night

Nightcrawlers won't be in compost. Nightcrawlers like it very cool.
Redworms will compost but nothing will live in a hot compost pile at 160*.
Hot compost will cook a batch in about 2 weeks.
Cold compost takes a year or longer.

I do vermicomposting with red wigglers. The pile is cool and wet and heavy. It's different than hot piles. I am not sure if they are any good for fishing but I know I got a pile of worms and the coyotes love them.

red wigglers are great fish bait

I find big fat crawlers in my compost often