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Will keep that in mind! and uh, you can use the earthworm for fishing, I reckon!

You sure can! Lots of folks use a worm colony to feed their aquaponics systems where they grow fish to eat.

hmmm that's interesting. I am very new to all of this but it's where I am heading, so reading and learning about it, much needed.

Worms are an integral part of soil health. They eat all kinds of organic matter in the soil, so the more leaves, sticks, acorns, grass clippings, etc. that you have around, the happier your worms will be. Fungi like the same stuff, and fungi are awesome for soil as well.