How to trap crayfish

[ArchieHood 3,692]

I have used chicken carcasses and a couple of quids worth of sprats as bait.Made a few of these for the kids to use.Good fun for all and a tasty meal at the end of the day.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/gallery/2009/sep/30/george-monbiot-crayfish

[logan 447]

cat food with the tin cracked just open drives them crazy ,

[mattyg 1,862]

I usually just stab a small tin of cheap tuna/sardines a few times and that draw em in.

Matt

[Ross M 149]

Some little traps on eBay £3/4 seem cheap enough, Grab a couple see how they get on

[Waz 4,252]

cat food with the tin cracked just open drives them crazy ,

same

[The Fishlocker 201]

Fantastic information. Right from start to finish. Do they taste much like prawns or lobsters? I am based right on the coast and we don't suffer too bad with crayfish down in the SW. If you are interested here is a really simple method we used as kids for catching shrimps and prawns. If you scaled it up and made them with a larger opening a imagine they would work well for crayfish also?

 

[Our team 370]

Boom murph the crayfish muncher..  Tip top ..

[Greyman 28,130]

Quick question, does the tempature have an effect on crays, I,ve not seen any sign of them but have been told they are in the canal I,m on so stuck the pot out this weekend but so far nothing, so was wondering if it’s just a bit to cold ??

[DIDO.1 22,609]

On 05/04/2021 at 09:15, Greyman said:

Quick question, does the tempature have an effect on crays, I,ve not seen any sign of them but have been told they are in the canal I,m on so stuck the pot out this weekend but so far nothing, so was wondering if it’s just a bit to cold ??

Im stopping by the frome in Dorset this weekend so will be hoping they are active 

[ArchieHood 3,692]

Water temperature still a bit low, another month or so and they will become more active. 

[Greyman 28,130]

1 minute ago, ArchieHood said:

Water temperature still a bit low, another month or so and they will become more active. 

Good news because my pot has remained empty for a few weeks

[DIDO.1 22,609]

Bugger. Was hoping for a crayfish supper Saturday night

[DIDO.1 22,609]

Well it's definitely not to cold for em in Dorset 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Lake I fish near me is ram packed with the f***ing things .Pain when using meat based baits . Emptied my pond recently for a water change and there were two half grown signals in there .Probably came in on the weed I gather for the grass carp .

Whats the crack with purging them and cooking please lads .

[Greyman 28,130]

I,ve never bothered, out the water and into a pot of boiling water, followed by a dunk in 1000 islands just like a big prawn