Catalpa trees are relatively rare and native to Mississippi. The seed pods attract worms for fishing. Catalpa is a type of ...

Pull down any webs you see in a catalpa tree and save those caterpillars for your next fishing trip.

Pull down any webs you see in a catalpa tree and save those caterpillars for your next fishing trip.

Catalpa worms, which actually are caterpillars, make great fishing bait for bluegills and bass. They are the larvae of the catalpa sphinx moth and they come in two colors — light and dark.

To use catalpa worms for fishing, first you get a supply of catalpa worms from catalpa trees. They are also for sale at some, not all, bait shops, and they can be ordered by mail as well.

Fishing with the caterpillar of the Catalpa Sphinx Moth. The use of the Catalpa Worm as fish bait may be as old as the American Indian groups who once populated Alabama. The caterpillar of the ...

You’ll find that the “cigar tree” doubles as the “fish bait tree” because, as it so happens, catalpa worms make for excellent fish bait, especially for catfish, sunfish, and crappie. In ...

You can fish with catalpa worms the same way you would fish with earthworms. Thread one on a fine wire hook, leaving a bit of worm hanging free on each end, and toss it in a likely spot.

If you’ve driven through the East Texas countryside lately, you’ve noticed spectacular white catalpa trees blooming. There are two native species of catalpa in America: Catalpa bignoniodes ...

If you’ve driven through the East Texas countryside lately, you’ve noticed spectacular white catalpa trees blooming. There are two native species of catalpa in America: Catalpa bignoniodes ...

They are consuming the leaves of the catalpa tree that grows behind columnist’s garage.

Quite some time ago I wrote a column here about catalpa worms the larval stage of the sphinx moth and how the life cycle is connected to the catalpa tree. I also wrote how these "worms," which ...