bloodworms

blood·worm (bl

wûrm

)

1. Any of various red, segmented marine worms of the genera Polycirrus and Enoplobranchus that have bright red bodies and are often used for bait.

2. The freshwater larvae of certain midges that are red as a result of the high hemoglobin content of their blood.

bloodworm [ˈblʌdˌwɜːm]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the red wormlike aquatic larva of the midge, Chironomus plumosus, which lives at the bottom of stagnant pools and ditches

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a freshwater oligochaete tubifex worm

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) any of several small reddish worms used as angling bait

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bloodworm - a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait

polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles

genus Polycirrus, Polycirrus - genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms

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genus Polycirrus
polychaete
polychaete worm
polychete
polychete worm
Polycirrus

Static presentations have been the order of the day at Sharpley Springs/Water with large buzzers hung under indicators proving as equally productive as Yellow Blobs, Bloodworms and Okey Dokeys.

Quality fare at Witton Castle; GAME Angling by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Top flies this week: Various Bloodworms, Buzzers, White Fritz, Blobs, Olive or White Zonkers and Damsel Nymphs.

Where the fish are and how to catch 'em; HOOKED by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

Top patterns include: Bloodworms, Black Buzzers, Blobs, Black or Olive Zonker, Dawson's Olive.

Wildon shows the way; TROUT TOPICS by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

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