Maggots

Description: White larvae of the blue bottle fly
Ideal for: Most fish like maggots including roach, chub, bream, barbel, tench and carp
Where from: Fishing tackle shops.

The humble maggot is without a doubt the most popular bait used by anglers all over the country. The larvae of the blue bottle is loved by almost all species and sizes of fish from inch long minnows to forty pound plus carp. It is a staple for matchmen and pleasure anglers on rivers and lakes as well as being a devastating bait for big fish anglers targeting barbel, tench, bream, chub, roach and carp.

Maggots are bred for anglers on special farms using waste meat products and are sold by all good fishing tackle shops. They are usually sold at bait shops, in pints or half pints, in maize meal or bran to keep them dry and kept in plastic bait boxes with air holes in the lid to allow them to breathe. Don’t overfill your bait boxes as without enough air the maggots will sweat and become useless. As a rough rule of thumb use a bait box of at least twice the capacity of the amount of maggots you want to buy so if you want to buy a pint take at least a two pint box. You can tell how fresh a maggot is by the size of the dark feed spot in its body, the larger it is the fresher the maggot

Maggots must be kept cold to slow down their natural development into chrysalis’ and ultimately flies, so if possible always keep them in a fridge where they will last up to three weeks. If not a cold garage floor will do but they won’t last more than a week or so in warm weather. Fresh maggots are very active and soft to the touch and are better for most types of fishing, the only exception being in icy cold water where they tend to stretch and lose their liveliness. In cold water tougher older maggots are often better as they seem to be hardier...(cont'd)...

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