night crawler
noun
: earthworm
especially
: a large earthworm found on the soil surface at night and used for fish bait
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Anglers have also found success catching channel catfish and sunfish species using night crawlers either under a bobber or on the bottom.
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 23 June 2024
To increase your odds here, use what guides call a mayfly rig—a small spinner with a portion of a night crawler on a small hook.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 June 2024
The brand’s signature scarf prints and fringe were still there, but the overall effect was more haute night crawler than equestrian, down to the leather paperboy caps.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Bouncing a salmon egg or chunk of night crawler will work, too.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Conceivably, red wiggler egg casings would be deposited on assorted organic matter on the soil surface, whereas night crawler eggs would be deposited more deeply in the soil.
—oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2021
Anglers can try midlake reefs or transitions off deep weed edges at around 18-25 feet or mud flats at 28-34 feet using spinners with a leech or night crawler.
—Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 23 June 2024
To increase your odds here, use what guides call a mayfly rig—a small spinner with a portion of a night crawler on a small hook.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 June 2024
The brand’s signature scarf prints and fringe were still there, but the overall effect was more haute night crawler than equestrian, down to the leather paperboy caps.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Bouncing a salmon egg or chunk of night crawler will work, too.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Conceivably, red wiggler egg casings would be deposited on assorted organic matter on the soil surface, whereas night crawler eggs would be deposited more deeply in the soil.
—oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2021
Anglers can try midlake reefs or transitions off deep weed edges at around 18-25 feet or mud flats at 28-34 feet using spinners with a leech or night crawler.
—Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
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“Night crawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20crawler. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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