Crayfish Bonus

[socks 32,253]

One of the places I do monthly pest control on has a small river/stream that runs through it fed by the Thames so when I go on a Saturday I put the crayfish traps in and the lad that shoots for me on the Sunday night lifts them .... I noticed a lot of movement from the crayfish today as soon as the traps were in they were crawling all over them .... left them for an hour and took out a dozen big crayfish ... gonna be a bumper haul tomorrow night I reckon .......

[Greyman 28,883]

could be doing with a bucket them for my local river[/quote) not something you want to be discussing on an open forum, lots of damage to the ecosystem being blamed on them,even though they do taste rather nice and give you a wonderful feeling of revenge everytime you eat one

[Blackbriar 8,569]

Me and the bestie have had loads from our (licensed) stretch of the Ouse, in traps and drop nets........tasty !

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

There's a lot in our local river. I'm not too knowledgeable on river wildlife but my mate reckons they're a menace for killing the fish.

[Night Walker 591]

One of the places I do monthly pest control on has a small river/stream that runs through it fed by the Thames so when I go on a Saturday I put the crayfish traps in and the lad that shoots for me on the Sunday night lifts them .... I noticed a lot of movement from the crayfish today as soon as the traps were in they were crawling all over them .... left them for an hour and took out a dozen big crayfish ... gonna be a bumper haul tomorrow night I reckon .......

Do you purge them in salt water before you cook them or just cook them straight up? Good bit of grub if you get enough big ones

[socks 32,253]

I've got a big tub that they go on for 24 hours then salt purge them just before i slush freeze them then cook them ......

[Night Walker 591]

I've got a big tub that they go on for 24 hours then salt purge them just before i slush freeze them then cook them ......

I've always done the salt method and they turn out tidy,hope you get a good haul

[Greyman 28,883]

I pull them straight out the lake into a pan of boiling water then just peel them quick did in thousand island sauce and down the hatch taste great, a local fish shop to me started selling them last year and the animal rights nutters turned up outside his shop wearing there sandwhich boards and made him stop wtf is that about

[Blackbriar 8,569]

I pull them straight out the lake into a pan of boiling water then just peel them quick did in thousand island sauce and down the hatch taste great, a local fish shop to me started selling them last year and the animal rights nutters turned up outside his shop wearing there sandwhich boards and made him stop wtf is that about

Animal rights nutters. You answered your own question, mate !

 

Presumably, they don't have a problem with us eating fish, though ?

[dytkos 17,819]

What size are they Ken?

 

Cheers, D.

[mattyg 1,862]

I'll be dropping a few traps next week!

I usually give em a good glug of salt then swill em and boil em!

Matt

[ginger beard 4,652]

green lurchers should bbq a few of these.good for him and the enviroment,he'll clear a river of them in weeks.

[socks 32,253]

What size are they Ken?

Cheers, D.

The biggest ones are a good 6+ inches in length Dave .......

[marshman 7,758]

Put a pic up of em cooked and plated when they're done ?

[socks 32,253]

Put a pic up of em cooked and plated when they're done ?

Here you go mate very nice with some sea salt and Marie Rose sauce .....