Greetings all, I'm new to fishing the Houston area, I was born and raised outside of Pittsburgh where we often use 4-5 maggots on a bare hook to catch crappie, bluegill, perch and even trout (especially through the ice when ice fishing. I popped into a couple random bait stores in Houston and the guys there didn't even know what I was talking about.
Does anyone know where one can buy some maggots around the Houston area.. My search pattern can include Conroe to Galveston also...
maggots around Houston
Re: maggots around Houston
Probably have to grow your own.
Re: maggots around Houston
You can get Meal Worms or Wax Worms from a pet store (like Pet Co) and they are pretty much the same thing.
Re: maggots around Houston
good call on the wax worms, I'll start looking for those also. Meal worms just don't do it like a maggot does for the panfish.
Unfortunately I live in an apartment so growing my own would be tough.
On that note, how do folk around here go after bluegills & bream? I took my 6 year old out and we caught about 30 on a dry fly at Bouroughs park in Spring (all small and was just catching them to have fun with my son).
Unfortunately I live in an apartment so growing my own would be tough.
On that note, how do folk around here go after bluegills & bream? I took my 6 year old out and we caught about 30 on a dry fly at Bouroughs park in Spring (all small and was just catching them to have fun with my son).
Re: maggots around Houston
Small crank baits, small tops, and 1/16oz curly tail jigs worked like a tiny swim bait (I tie 2-3 on for a schoolie presentation) will give you a lot of fun. Night crawlers, grubs, meal worms, crickets and tiny live frogs work like a charm also.
-Poo
-Poo