signal crayfish

[night moocher 41]

HI all,

 

2hours into a match on wednesday i got plagued by these monsters[crayfish] and it was the same for the rest of the lads,these things are in plague numbers in the westmids now ,canals,lakes,ponds,

once they move over your baited spots thats it the fish move off because of the aggressive nature of them.

any more anglers having trouble round the mids. look at my revenge.

[fin and fur 2]

Thats a nice by-catch for a few hours fishing.

 

If you like eating them have you considered trapping a few ?

[Guest rodsmith]

delicious!!

bloody things are a nationwide pest and each one caught MUST be killed!

all id sugest when they start on yous bait is to fish shallower.try a worm when they appear,ive done it and hooked some monster perch as many fish feed on the crays..

[cookie 2 8]

Thats a nice by-catch for a few hours fishing.

 

If you like eating them have you considered trapping a few ?

my mate has just bought a trap for them and we were wondering if there is any up here in the north east newcastle area

[fin and fur 2]

Thats a nice by-catch for a few hours fishing.

 

If you like eating them have you considered trapping a few ?

my mate has just bought a trap for them and we were wondering if there is any up here in the north east newcastle area

 

Good luck in your search, if the recent number of Crayfish related threads on here is anything to go by then we must be seeing a real population explosion.

 

all the best

 

fin and fur

[poacherjoe 1]

HI all,

 

2hours into a match on wednesday i got plagued by these monsters[crayfish] and it was the same for the rest of the lads,these things are in plague numbers in the westmids now ,canals,lakes,ponds,

once they move over your baited spots thats it the fish move off because of the aggressive nature of them.

any more anglers having trouble round the mids. look at my revenge.

 

does anyone now if there in the river seven

[iamduvern 62]

I catch mine using an old push bike wheel with a bit of rope tied around the spindle and a hession sack with a bit of fish or kitchen waste

Chuck it in the river and leave for a couple of hours then pull it up and bobs your uncle 6/7 signal crayfish hanging on for dear life

 

Very tasty

[thepriest 0]

They taste good. Just make sure they are cooked thoroughly. The little feckers are everywhere these days.

[Prince_Jimmy 0]

nice fishing

[brogan12345 0]

great mate

[chimp 299]

there is a fella on here who's job is to trap em , he has some pretty impressive pics of the huge hauls he has had .

[capre_diem 0]

Best to place in them in some freash water for at least 48 hours (tap water) washes all the crap from inside them out and taste much better aswell, just remember though its illegal to trap them without a license, and even more illegal to remove them from a water (pretty sure thats dead or alive aswell) the EA fear that people will either introduce diseases (useing them as bait) or introduce them alive into other waters!

 

I've found that most of the EA, dont care if there dead and going home for tea. And just remember to double check on what your killing aswell if your unsure, we wouldnt want any other threats to our native Crays

 

Hi btw new to the Forum

[Safeap 0]

Ya I use them a lot They work best for small mouth, my brother actually cought a 20 inch 5 lbs small mouth bass using crayfish