| For those of you who aren't aware, drifting a worm is | | | | For these reasons a worm bag should be employed |
| a great way to catch fish in rivers and streams. This | | | | when fishing with live worms in rivers or streams. A |
| technique is effective for many species of fish | | | | worm bag is simply a small pouch that attaches to |
| including trout, large and smallmouth bass, whitefish, and | | | | your fishing vest and carries your live worms while you |
| even walleye in some waterways. Drifting a worm is a | | | | are fishing. In other words the worms are transferred |
| great technique for catching fish in rivers and streams | | | | to the worm bag before you head out onto the water |
| and in this article I will outline the techniques necessary | | | | and the original container is left behind. This way your |
| for becoming adept at the technique of "drifting a | | | | live worms are always within easy reach and baiting |
| worm". | | | | up and re-baiting takes seconds, rather than minutes |
| I was taught this technique more than two decades | | | | which is a huge time saver, adding to your valuable |
| ago by my best friends' father, a man who was | | | | fishing time. |
| considered somewhat of a fishing savant when we | | | | The technique itself involves drifting a worm naturally |
| were growing up in the mountains of Central | | | | with the current of the river or stream that you are |
| Pennsylvania. This man was able to catch trophy trout | | | | fishing. There are many ways to accomplish this task, |
| out of heavily fished rivers, where no one thought trout | | | | but some sort of bait rig should be employed to rig |
| of that size existed. This man was an expert at drifting | | | | your live worm in a natural manner. After all, the more |
| a worm and this was his favorite fishing technique. | | | | your worm looks like a worm looks in nature the more |
| This technique is best performed while wading in the | | | | bites you will receive. The other key to this technique is |
| river or stream that you are fishing, although the | | | | to have your worm bounce or "roll" along the bottom |
| technique can be modified for fishing in other situations | | | | as it flows with the current. |
| as well. Anytime that you are fishing and wading the | | | | Having your worm bounce along the bottom can take |
| first thing that must be dealt with are the worms | | | | some getting used to. In the beginning, distinguishing |
| themselves. Live worms can be difficult to store and | | | | between the bottom of the river and a fish biting can |
| access while wading, and many anglers deal with this | | | | be challenging, but with practice it becomes much |
| problem by simply placing the container that the | | | | easier. With practice telling the difference between the |
| worms were purchased in into a pocket of their fishing | | | | bottom and bites is actually quite easy. With practice |
| vest. While doing this obviously works it isn't at all | | | | this way of drifting a worm will become one of your |
| effective, and is a huge time waster when you are out | | | | favorite forms of fishing. I know it has been my |
| on the water. | | | | favorite fishing technique for my entire adult life. |