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Definition of Fishing worm
1. Noun. Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers.
Group relationships: Class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta
Generic synonyms: Oligochaete, Oligochaete Worm
Derivative terms: Crawl, Wiggle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fishing Worm
Literary usage of Fishing worm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The angler's manual; or, fly-fisher's oracle by John Turton (1836)
"... FISHING. Worm fishing for trout commences early in the spring, in small brooks,
with a rod suitable to the ..."
2. Halcyon; Or, Rod-fishing with Fly, Minnow, and Worm: To which Isi Added a by Henry Wade (1861)
"... Worm-baiting for Clear- water Fishing; Reasons for Up-stream Fishing; how to
fish with a Worm; Comparison between Worm and Fly Fishing; Worm-knot a good ..."
3. The Angler's Vade Mecum: Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies by William Carroll (1818)
"The par tail is also used, and is good bait for large trouts. WORM OH GROUND
FISHING. Worm-fishing is good in the spring and autumn, ..."
4. The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary by John Harrington Keene (1881)
"... WORM FISHING. Worm-fishing for trout has undeservedly been much despised.
Because it is known to be so deadly after rains, ..."
5. Clear Waters: Trouting Days and Trouting Ways in Wales, the West Country by Arthur Granville Bradley (1914)
"And fishing worm up the middle of a good-sized river, though I have done by
comparison little of it, is more interesting to me than worming a burn, ..."
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