Digging Lug

Hi Lads,

Need some help on how to dig lugworm. I've read all I can get my hands on about how to dig but everytime I get nothing.

Sometimes I see " tunnels" in the sand where a worm has gone through but I never find any worms.

Am I digging to shallow? Usually go the full dept of the fork. Is it possible that I'm digging an old bed and the worms are gone?

There seem to be different types of casts. Some are big and smooth and others are smaller but more defined. Are these different types of worm? Or older/newer casts?

Any help would be great.

Trouble.

Just dug some this morning. I usually go as close to the water line as possible. Find a clump of casts, and slowly work my way across in a trench style, I personally think it's a big mistake to target individual casts and blow holes. It does work, but I find the trench a better and more productive option. I find the closer you are to the water mark, the higher the worm are in the sand. Also the bigger more mature worms are here also. I have to admit that sometimes it is necessary to go down a length and a half, but generally I would get a worm with every fork movement. Do keep an eye out though as sometimes they are well camoflaged. My son was doing the spotting this morning, so it's good to have someone with you!

really depends on where you were digging. sutton for example you normally get 1 to 2 per fork and you only dig a fork deep
but over at the pidgeon house rings end they are usually deeper down fork and half but bigger lug

I remember digging with a friend at booterstown and only getting one or two per trench!! and we were going very deep. But we were miles away from the waterline so maybe that was the problem. We also found that for every one we got we broke another. We had a fork and were taking turns digging and spotting.

Yeh the trench method seems to work best for me. Pick a spot with with a good concentration of casts and start yer trench about a foot in front. Make sure you clear the initial trench out completely down to about 2 ft. Work yer way back in rows as if digging turf and toss each load in front of you. Push the head of the fork in vertically, pull back slightly and push down again. You'll soon have an idea of the general depth to dig as you'll often see lug sticking out of the wall of the trench.

On a side note does anyone know why lug are so milky at the moment? I'm presuming it something to do with the breeding cycle.

s. feesh