catalpa worms?

where and what timeof the year can i get some in NC?

Up here in Arkansas the first ones usually appear in late June and early July. Look for Catalpa trees in your area ahead of time and secure permission early. Watch them and the worms will eat the leaves . I wait till the worms are big , but don't wait too long as they leave to make cocoons. They are great baits for all kinds of fish. They are best live , kept in a cage with leaves from the Catalpa tree. If you get extra worms , they can be frozen. It's best to blanch them first. We boil a pan of water and then drop them in for just a few seconds to kill them. Drain on paper towels till cool. Place in small ziplock type bags in small quanities. Freeze these for later use. We use them for catfish mostly. I've caught crappie ,bream , saugeyes , bass , and catfish on these worms. But the fresh live worms are always best .:)
Good luck with finding the worms. Hope you catch a bunch of fish .:D

We will have them here in West Tn by the end of the month.
And I take the extras and freeze in meal. That keeps them from sticking together and will work as good frozen as fresh that way.
Pete

The leaves on my trees havent quite reached maturity yet. I suspect I'll be seeing worms by the end of May, first of June this year.

fishman247 - check out this website
http://www.catalpaworms.com/

I have one tree & I have "seasoned " it twice with worms , but so far none have showed back up , We use to freeze them in meal or saw dust & re use them later , july early august in SC

I have an artificial catalpa worm in my box. I think it is made by Berkley. I never used it much but it does look just like those at the link CrappieKen posted. I may try it more.