crayfish

[anton 0]

Hi all,

 

First off i'm not an angler or anything but, thinking about going for Crayfish this year to tide me over till Sept and then back to game

any advice welcome.

 

Would also love to start fishing but, have not got a clue which is a shame with all of the lakes and rivers around here anybody?

 

cheers

anton

[redeye jedi 39]

i use an old keep net pegged out in the river works for me. try the sunday roast carcase or a few pidgeon carcases, anything will work for you if you have good numbers to aim at. i set in the evenings and check first thing in the morning before work.

[mattyg 1,862]

you may want to try a purpose made crayfish trap from ebay! we usually buy a few tins of the cheapest nastiest tuna and just pierce it a good few times with a knife and use that as bait....lasts ages and they cnt actually eat it! works for us in the warmer months. we usually avaerage 30ish a day in the summer. chuck em in 1 day ,check em next morning! hope this helps!

cheers, matt

[mick 7]

Bit of chicken on some line when its pulling abit

just pull it in gentle and use one of the kids

little landing nets

Mick..

[watchman 256]

you may want to try a purpose made crayfish trap from ebay! we usually buy a few tins of the cheapest nastiest tuna and just pierce it a good few times with a knife and use that as bait....lasts ages and they cnt actually eat it! works for us in the warmer months. we usually avaerage 30ish a day in the summer. chuck em in 1 day ,check em next morning! hope this helps!

cheers, matt

and they cost less than a fiver brand new

[Footu 1]

More to the point is where to go- nothing in the su canal, river gowy, river alyn....anyone can spot me a place in cheshire/n wales please let on.

 

I was told the dane is worth a go but its a fair way out, probably cheaper to buy the bloody things!

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

Hi all,

 

First off i'm not an angler or anything but, thinking about going for Crayfish this year to tide me over till Sept and then back to game

any advice welcome.

 

Would also love to start fishing but, have not got a clue which is a shame with all of the lakes and rivers around here anybody?

 

cheers

anton

 

 

I THINK A CAGE WOULD BE YOU BEST BET,

[danw 1,748]

You need a licence from the environment agency to trap crayfish it is free and dead easy to apply for and it might save you a fine if you get caught

[fresh earth 47]

Any idea if there are any in central scotland

[anton 0]

cheers for all the info

would it be worth asking local anglers where to go? i mean i've heard that most anglers regard these as a pest!

licence is a must after looking on the website thanks for the tip

 

Anybody in the Rose of the shires willing to give me a few pointers for a first time angler?

 

thanks in advance for any help

 

cheerio

anton