How to trap crayfish

[kevin from bristol 95]

dont surpose anyone knows what rivers and ponds in the south west has them ?

[tilimangro 1,013]

rotten bananas make a damn good bait wierdly

[Jordb543 9]

Does anyone know if there are rivers in north wales with these in? would love to give trapping them ago aswell as bbq'ing some...

Edited May 21, 2012 by Jordb543

[pip1968 2,490]

Does anyone know if there are rivers in north wales with these in? would love to give trapping them ago aswell as bbq'ing some...

cheshire fisheries near brockston is packed solid with them took a bucket load home last time i was there

[happydigger 13]

Very interesting information.. I remember catching crays in the park pond as a kid.. Think I might have to give it a go using this info.. How would I go about finding suitable waters around here? (Halifax, West Yorks) And how would I go about getting permission?

loads near you on rivers pal sowerby bridge

[long dogs 580]

good read this,any more pics on traps,there a lake near me full of these buggers

[Stroudy009 0]

Hi I'm down in south east near broad stairs about 15 miles from Dover do I have in rivers down here done a bit of river fishing in my time don't recall seeing any

 

[Jonathan M E Howe 0]

sorry posted in the wrong place oosp no I didn't reposted below

Edited November 6, 2012 by Jonathan M E Howe

[Jonathan M E Howe 0]

Hi there Murph Great piece very interesting, I hope that even after a few years I can get some futher info on this from you or another member, first of all the link for the map does seem to work for me, however as you say that you are from Lincolnshire you may know about the River Witham and if there is a large population of none native crays, I will be moving close to Bardney Lock and after hearing of the extent of the problem caused by these foreign crayfish in particular the Signal crayfish and being prone to a bit of crustacean tail I would like to see if I can get involved.

The question I had was about the week of purging in fresh water, is this to be done in a fish tank with a water pump? I am guess yes but a confirmation would be great.

 

Jon

[Jonathan M E Howe 0]

Just an after thought concerning the need of a license (or not) to hold non-native crayfish does this include keeping them for the 1 week period of purging?

[Murph 30]

Hello mate not too many in the witham but there are a few. I was working down south commercially. Yes the license includes keeping aqauarium crays and purging can be speeded up in various ways. We are at the end of the season now though.....

[Outofnowhere 93]

Its these dark winter nights you sit here reading and think the boys on here are great, Thanks Murph great advice. You in Somerset fultime now Murph? and secondly, this is part of my summer sorted I reckon. All I need to do is find a place to put the traps when I get them. Anyone know of any places in Wilts up near the motorway where there's a problem?

[the durham digger 127]

Helpfull write up... i work in land drainage and quiet a few of the dykes that we have pumping stations has large populations of signals, i know this because the grab on weedscreen cleaners pull out not only weed and debris but dozens of signals. I have also been busy stripping down a couple of pumps and found crays inside them... think when the water warms up il have a crack at them!

[revij22 113]

Helpfull write up... i work in land drainage and quiet a few of the dykes that we have pumping stations has large populations of signals, i know this because the grab on weedscreen cleaners pull out not only weed and debris but dozens of signals. I have also been busy stripping down a couple of pumps and found crays inside them... think when the water warms up il have a crack at them!

try the upper stretches of the tees its full of them mate

[j j m 6,539]

Very interesting enjoyed the read mate