Call and Catch Nightcrawlers
To catch nightcrawlers easily, hose down a patch of lawn for 10 minutes at sunset. Once it's dark out, rubbing a "grunt-¿ stick will drive them to the surface. Pound a 24-inch wooden stake halfway into the wet soil, and saw a 2-foot metal bar against it for a minute. Worms mistake the vibrations for the sounds of predatory moles. Use a flashlight with a red lens to spot the crawlers without alarming them.