Catching Crayfish

Ken68

Looks like a straightforward net cylinder with an inverted tunnel at both ends..or one end would do.

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-43,GGLD:en&q=crayfish%20traps&btnG=Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

tim_n

indeed. traps are cheap to buy from ebay. They go through the nice easy hole at the front, but spikes stop them getting back out.

Bacon on a weighted fishing line works apparently They just grip onto the bacon and don't let go. Suffolk thing looks fun - I'm game!

Ken68

Tempted ,it aint far away. June 3rd.

adw_2

Well this is a bit of an old thread.

After my son was shown a crayfish on a school trip we though we would have a go a catching a few. I made a trap out of chicken wire and afew zip ties, put in a chicken leg and dropped it in a local stream. I had been to see the landowner and got permission. From lunchtime to early evening we caught one - but that proved they were there :T dropped it back in a left over night and there were 6 waiting the next day :cool:

the_devil_made_me_do_it

How is catching crayfish green/ethical??

lesley1960

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

How is catching crayfish green/ethical??

The signal crayfish are regarded as a pest according to HFW a few weeks ago there are millions of them in the waterways.


Has anyone else tried eating them btw , we had some at a restaurant the other day .........not the easiest things in the world to get into and when you do theres not a lot there lol

the_devil_made_me_do_it

lesley1960 wrote: »

The signal crayfish are regarded as a pest according to HFW a few weeks ago there are millions of them in the waterways.

Wow what a great reason to kill something! :rolleyes:

Seakay

More info about the introduced signal crayfish

http://wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/Vol1Iss2/crayFish.htm

2nd paragraph explains why they are a bad thing and how they are adversely affecting native species

jamiebrady3

Go to your fishmonger (we went to sainsbugs fish counter) Get some mackerel heads. Tie them up in one leg of a pair of tights and lower this into a clear stream. Leave it for about 20 minutes, and you'll see the crayfish coming to see what the fuss is about. Once they start eating, gently pull the tights out of the water, then using a small net ( like you get in bargain shops) you just scoop 'em out. We ate ours about 2 hours after catching them and they were lovely!

Happy hunting.!!

Debt_Free_Chick

Reminder that you need a licence from the Environment Agency to trap crayfish - Application Form here

More information here especially at the end of that page.