Dendrobaena

Worms For Fishing

Dendrobaena are the most popular worm used in fishing throughout Europe. They are very hardy and continue to attract fish with an aggressive wriggle in even the coldest of waters. Dendrobaena can also be used in brackish waters and have accounted for many dabs, mullet and other estuary fish. Ever popular with the modern angler, they are the favorite bait of many fish such as Carp, Perch, Tench, Bream and Roach. In winter the Dendrobaena is used by matchmen as 'choppie' to draw fish from long distances to avoid the dreaded blank day.

Worms for Fishing - Worm Care

Looking after the Dendrobaena could not be simpler, given plenty of space in a reasonable sized breathable container and some soft and damp bedding (such a moss, peat and composting matter.) The Dendrobaena can be kept alive for a number of weeks in the garden shed or garage (it's important to keep them out of sunlight - which will kill them!) and give them a little feed; left over mashed potato couldn't be better. A word of warning though, do not leave them in an uncovered container as they will rapidly make their escape.

A popular, and the anglers favourite, way to keep a good quality (for example 1kg) of worms, is to add them to a medium sized heavy cloth bag tied tightly at the top and kept slightly damp. To keep  smaller amounts in a bait box you will need to add a decent amount of media that should be a decent natural compost - don't use potting compost as these have added chemicals that can kill your worms - add a little damp shredded paper or cardboard, composted leaves or moss if you have any. Oh, keep the lid on tight or a small light on in the garage - they're not called the Euroepean night crawler for nothing.

Dendrobaena are ideal for garden composting, recycling and many other applications. The Dendrobaena worm is a vedry highly developed environmentalist that provides many advantages to our ecology. Used in the garden the worms aerate the soil and produce castings - natures finest soil fertilizer.

The Dendrobaena is the most popular worm used for recycling Kitchen scraps to produce the very best compost. The process could not be simpler; A container, such as a large plastic bin, should be filled with with shredded newspaper, rotted manure, straw and/or wood shavings, the worms are added and topped with vegetable food scraps - no meat; the worms are strictly veggies! they do like the odd yorkshire pudding though.