green lurchers 16,667 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) green lurchers should bbq a few of these.good for him and the enviroment,he'll clear a river of them in weeks. i used to be active a few yrs back taking crayfish , ,, ive eaten them within minuites of catching and ive tried bringing the home a clean them up a bit , in the carribean they catch mudcrabs after heavy rain take them home put them in rabbit hutches give them fresh water and grated coconuts and eat them with rice a wk or so later , great fodder on your doorstep tuck in they look top notch socks, last time i got a haul i pulled a crayfish trap at a top southern trout fishery , it were heaving loaded the motor right up lol Edited August 28, 2017 by green lurchers 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,539 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
8shot 191 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 I've just moved up to yorshire and found a place with some signal crayfish. I've not got any traps I've just been turning stones over. Atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Now they look spot on mate ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Is there a certain time of year that's best to catch them? I chucked a trap in the river when I first moved up here in March, but caught nothing for 3 days straight, so lifted the trap. Is it worth me dropping it again now do you think? What bait you using socks? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,951 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 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 ..... You on a diet?? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,601 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I've just moved up to yorshire and found a place with some signal crayfish. I've not got any traps I've just been turning stones over. Atb Which river mate ? Knock yourself up some traps they're dead easy to make. Tested wire against plastic a while back and the plastic outfished the metal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Is there a certain time of year that's best to catch them? I chucked a trap in the river when I first moved up here in March, but caught nothing for 3 days straight, so lifted the trap. Is it worth me dropping it again now do you think? What bait you using socks? I seem to recall that the water temp has to be above 10°C for them to be at their most active......winter through to early spring is a nonstarter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,262 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Is there a certain time of year that's best to catch them? I chucked a trap in the river when I first moved up here in March, but caught nothing for 3 days straight, so lifted the trap. Is it worth me dropping it again now do you think? What bait you using socks? Now, while the water is up in temperature, for bait I buy a cheap cat food foil tin thing, and pierce it a few times. But anything meaty will do. Ive not trapped them seriously in my own place for 2 years, but best in one trap was 20 in a day. 'They' reckon to control the population you should throw the big ones back as they are cannibalistic! I threw them in boiling salted water. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C.green 3,231 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) Some of the trout I've had lately had cray claws in the gut good luck to them if it means bigger river fish. If you just want a few for the pot walk up the river at night with a landing net and a lamp you'll find them sat in the edge easily caught ?? Edited August 29, 2017 by C.green Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaff 3,621 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Had them in local lake was a nightmare to fish as soon as bait hit water they would be on it. Took a couple of years till the carp took a fancy to them, fish were coming out in top nick and weight. We used to trap them liquidize them whole and make boilies from them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Had them in local lake was a nightmare to fish as soon as bait hit water they would be on it. Took a couple of years till the carp took a fancy to them, fish were coming out in top nick and weight. We used to trap them liquidize them whole and make boilies from them. What a good idea ! Cook them first ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaff 3,621 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Had them in local lake was a nightmare to fish as soon as bait hit water they would be on it. Took a couple of years till the carp took a fancy to them, fish were coming out in top nick and weight. We used to trap them liquidize them whole and make boilies from them. What a good idea ! Cook them first ? Yes and no liquidize mix with fish meal powdered eggs salt then roll and boil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Had them in local lake was a nightmare to fish as soon as bait hit water they would be on it. Took a couple of years till the carp took a fancy to them, fish were coming out in top nick and weight. We used to trap them liquidize them whole and make boilies from them. What a good idea ! Cook them first ? Yes and no liquidize mix with fish meal powdered eggs salt then roll and boil. I'll give that a try.....fishing has been a waste of time for me, so far this year ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaff 3,621 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Had them in local lake was a nightmare to fish as soon as bait hit water they would be on it. Took a couple of years till the carp took a fancy to them, fish were coming out in top nick and weight. We used to trap them liquidize them whole and make boilies from them. What a good idea ! Cook them first ? Yes and no liquidize mix with fish meal powdered eggs salt then roll and boil. I'll give that a try.....fishing has been a waste of time for me, so far this year ! And mole hills use as ground bait Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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