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Originally Posted by barnetmill
Different subject but this reminds me that two of my neighbors have catawba shrubs for the respective moths to lay their eggs on. They get stripped several times a year by the catawba larva, but apparently these larva make good fish bait. One passerby tried to steal some and one neighbor chased him off with a pistol. Do not know how a judge would decide about someone shooting a thief over stealing insect larvae for fishing. Maybe next year I will get some cuttings and start one myself.
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Well, I can tell you from experience that they do make good fish bait. When I was a boy my brothers and I would climb the neighbor's big tree and get those worms and head off to the creek. I liked the smell of the bloom, too. Fortunately for us our neighbor wasn't protective of their worms. Is it "catawba" or "catalpa"? I think we called it catawba, but seems like I've seen it spelled catalpa. We use to hide in the sagebrush and smoke the seed pod from that tree. I'll bet you could start it from seed and it's probably a fast grower.