tagwormEtymologyAccording to The Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest evidence for tag-worm is from 1602, in the writing of Richard Carew, antiquary and poet.tagworm means A specific type of maggot or grub used as natural bait for catching fish, particularly trout. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.nounA specific type of maggot or grub used as natural bait for catching fish, particularly trout.“The Little Gilt Tail or Tag Worm is of a pale yellow towards the tail, and shorter than the dunghill red worm, but knotted like it. He is commonly found among old horse dung…”