[FLUKINFOOL]

Can anyone tell me how or where I can dig up some sandworms while on the beach? I bought a dozen but the skates took them quick.Didn't want to drive all the way back and thought about digging for a couple,but had no idea where to look for them.Thanks for any help

 

[seaslug44]

See if you need a permit first...

You better check to see if you need a permit first. In Smithtown, you need a resident worm digging permit. If you are fishing within the confines of a park it might be banned.

 

[617602]

re:worms

I do not know
When you find out about digging your own worms, please post the info, so that we all can learn from your research. Thanks

 

[Jaiem]

Dr.Fish,

You're joking, right?

Jaiem
ArtsNFlies.com

 

[seaslug44]

Jaiem. This is no Joke. Here is the link to the Smithtown permit page...

http://www.smithtowninfo.com/TownClerk'sOffice/templateproc.cfm?PageID=71

Scroll down and you will see that there really is a permit needed and you must be a resident.

Worm digging is a type of insect harvesting. In some parks it is not allowed. Also, in any environmentally sensitive Tidal Wetland, you are not permitted to dig or move more than a small amount of sand/mud.

Be careful.

I wish this were a joke.

 

[614851]

worms are not insects

phylum arthropoda, class insecta

phylum annelida - segmented worms
phylum nematoda - roundworms
phylum platyhelminthes - flatworms
phylum cabela - plastic worms

set,
opinari

 

[617905]

Is Greenpeace at it again?

Are sandworms going the route of the Spotted Owl?

 

[seaslug44]

Sandworms are indeed in Trouble

Ask any bait dealer. The wholesalers have been raising the prices every few months. They have to go all the way to Maine to buy them. Won't be long before they are $1 each.

 

[MakoMike]

Sandworms, and blood worms have been in trouble on Long Island for years. 40 years ago you had a tough time finding a dozen and it hasn't gotten any better since then. Almost all of the worms in bait stores have come from Maine for years.