[WheelsNdaSky]

Not trying to be a jerk, but they are "catalpa worms". I have had a hard time finding them the last few years here in Elliott Co. The Catalpa trees are bare of them....................... Not sure why........Hope you find some in the future, as they are excellent bait!

It is really according to where you are from. The term 'catawba' developed from the Native Americans and was the original word for the worms in North Carolina. We Americanized it into English by spelling it catalpa, and now many even pronounce it ca-tow-pa (Mostly Northern pronunciation which has spilled into the midwest some. In the south, you will see them called catawba (ca-taw-ba) worms most of the time. In much of east Kentucky and west West Virginia (Appalachia Region), you will likely hear them be called tobby worms.

Nonetheless, I have had a hard time finding any this year. In the past, I have picked a 5-gallon bucket full from one or two trees. They are excellent bait, especially if you turn them inside out. They give off a white color and a sweet aroma which attract catfish like 'nobody's business'.