Took a walk on the Shem Creek pier tonight. The place is swarming with worms. Being from New England I’m familiar with the wormhatch up there. Strange that there was literally no fish feeding on them The strippers would be boing ballistic. Can anyone comment on the lack of interest / feeding activity?
. I would think the reds and trout would be gorging themselves on them. Do you fly guys fish this hatch? Any info on this is much appreciated
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The strippers here only go ballistic over cash.
They dig the worms in New England I guess. So either no one messes with them or no one is talking. Most likely the former given the absence of feeding activity. In my defense I’m gonna claim being victim to auto spell check… I caught a
Few trout on a black worm fly the other day. I think I’m going to fish one sort of close to the color of the actual worm Saturday morning and see if the catch ratio improves
That’s weird I just had the same experience… I was recently down fishing at a nice South Carolina establishment on the water a few weeks ago near the Georgia line. Ramshack looking place made out of all wood, mostly 2x4’s and sheets of plywood, and there were strippers everywhere! A lot of neon lights shining around too and strippers were just swarming and almost dancing around the lights and poles, I couldn’t believe it. I showed my worm to several of the strippers over the course of a couple hours and they all ignored it as well, some even seemed spooked by it. I’m guessing it was too small, unfortunately I was without my fly box and didn’t have a bigger one in my pants either. Oh well, next time I guess.
I hear the fishing with worms is really good for Tarpon in the Keys in June around Seven Mile Bridge. I recently read an article by Andy Mill who said that he fishes for Tarpon using a two handed strip with his worm! Apparently the Tarpon eat the worms out of some sort of sexual urge and they get really aggressive about it. When one of those Tarpon chomp down on your worm, you really have to hold on because they fight so hard. Sounds like a very exciting way to catch Tarpon, I can’t wait to try it out!
Believe it or not I’ve seen some strippers in Key West too, I bet they would eat a worm down there…
Here’s the article:
http://midcurrent.com/techniques/two-handed-strips-for-tarpon-with-andy-mill/
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Did you happen to grab a picture of the worm, or know what kind it was ??
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Is it the little green Inch Worms hanging by their silk from the Live Oaks? Saw them everywhere walking the Crosstown yesterday. Ticks too!
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I believe he is referring to Cinder Worms or Palolo Worms.
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There are swarms of them in the harbor today
The little red worms? I have actually seen mullet eating those under the dock lights.
I didn’t have my phone with with me so I went back the next night to get a pic and they were not there or at least not hatching. Same the night after. Too hard to say exact size and color but similar to a cinder worm but a little smaller… That hatch can be maddening to fish. Often a perfect dead drift will do it. Other times u can grab them easier than catch em. I didn’t realize stripers were that far south. They tolerate the summer water temps down there or get out of Dodge?
I did get two takes on the reddish worm from reds in the grass Saturday morning for what it’s worth