bigadam Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Do you make your own crayfish traps or buy ones. I am defiantly giving it a go this year havering said that for the last 5. But I don't want to spend a fortune on traps. Cheers Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Nets off e bay are about 4 for a tenner. Not sure if this person is still in business, and no it is not me! Terry's Tackle 07836311616 www.terrystackle.co.uk Traps your will need a licence, nets you do not (always good for debate that statement) You can make your own nets from Wire circles with garden netting attached. Balance the net with 3 or 4 springs which are then linked to on long string affixed to something you can roll it around ( piece of Broom Handle)when lifting the net Leave the nets a little slack and have a weight in the bottom. Fix the bait to the net by way of placing it in a net, from Oranges/Garlic or the Little Red Cheeses you can buy. plus a cable tie to keep it in place. The waters are getting warmer so it won't be long now. Good luck Terry Edited April 27, 2015 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigadam Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Cheers does anyone know best place near yorkshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 go to any fishing tackle shop and ask there, they will know where they are as they sell the bait that has to be cray proof to the fishers an old bike wheel without spokes will do or plastic pipe round in a hoop or a kids hoola hoop with builders scaffold netting or net curtains will do. i make my own traps and have the tickets for each one, you are allowed ten per spot or "address" and they are hard plastic and i just cable tie them on as for the nets and traps to buy, buy now as soon they go for silly money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 If you have a local Fishmonger ask him for the Heads that get cut off-they make excellent bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 If you have a local Fishmonger ask him for the Heads that get cut off-they make excellent bait. Any old/off food is good, the oilier the better. Road Kill is great. they say The best is Kit e Kat cat food, punch a few holes in the tin and away you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 i buy the wet cat food pouches , four for a quid either stab one 30 times with a needle or for me i cut them in half and use a paper office stapler to staple the day lights out of the open edge which is still open enough for them. i dont use dead fish or fish heads or any thing else like that as i cant get hold of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Presumably traps can be left unattended for a while but you need to stay with nets and lift them frequently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 That is correct. Once you start lifting the nets it can be almost none stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 i buy the wet cat food pouches , four for a quid either stab one 30 times with a needle or for me i cut them in half and use a paper office stapler to staple the day lights out of the open edge which is still open enough for them. i dont use dead fish or fish heads or any thing else like that as i cant get hold of them What price do you get for the Crayfish? At one point we were getting about £15.00 per kilo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 That is correct. Once you start lifting the nets it can be almost none stop So I could spend a couple of hours on a suitable stretch of water that has a signal crayfish problem, using dropnets and not be in any bother? Are the licences difficult to obtain? I've got a long stretch of riverbank within 500 yards of the house, if that holds signals I would like to get a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Do they feed at night? I'd like to try my drop nets, but don't get much free time in daylight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 24/7. Horrid nasty things. Do they feed at night? I'd like to try my drop nets, but don't get much free time in daylight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I've also read conflicting reports. One said they are best eaten straight away. Another said put them in clean water for a couple of days. If I wanted to freeze them, am I best freezing them straight from the water, or cooked? Cheers all, just need to find somewhere to drop the nets now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 So I could spend a couple of hours on a suitable stretch of water that has a signal crayfish problem, using dropnets and not be in any bother? Are the licences difficult to obtain? I've got a long stretch of riverbank within 500 yards of the house, if that holds signals I would like to get a few. Do not leave the nets unattended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) I've also read conflicting reports. One said they are best eaten straight away. Another said put them in clean water for a couple of days. If I wanted to freeze them, am I best freezing them straight from the water, or cooked? Cheers all, just need to find somewhere to drop the nets now! A couple of hours in clean water is long enough to flush them through. Never tried freezing them, but if I did it would be after boiling. When cleaning take the largest scale in the tail (normally in the middle) twist and pull and it should remove the exit line (being polite) Edited April 28, 2015 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Might have to YouTube that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I use rabbit as bait and it works a treat. The only thing I don't like is around 50% of them have dark algae, or something similar growing on them, so they can have a muddy taste if I'm cooking lots in the same water. Anyone else have this and if so what do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I use rabbit as bait and it works a treat. The only thing I don't like is around 50% of them have dark algae, or something similar growing on them, so they can have a muddy taste if I'm cooking lots in the same water. Anyone else have this and if so what do you do? Never seen that, but we do get Roe on them "Crayfish caviar" we call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 What price do you get for the Crayfish? At one point we were getting about £15.00 per kilo i dont sell them, collet them, eat the tails the rest is boiled up and crushed for the chickens to eat the shells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 i dont sell them, collet them, eat the tails the rest is boiled up and crushed for the chickens to eat the shells The claw meat is good, when you get the big ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 So I could spend a couple of hours on a suitable stretch of water that has a signal crayfish problem, using dropnets and not be in any bother? Are the licences difficult to obtain? I've got a long stretch of riverbank within 500 yards of the house, if that holds signals I would like to get a few. https://www.gov.uk/permission-to-trap-crayfish-eels-elvers-salmon-and-sea-trout#crayfish-trap-authorisation the application is free and easy you registrar a set of traps to one set area and as such are issued up to ten trap cards licences to the traps for theat spot, i have s ix cards on each trap as i use the same ten in six spots downsides, you are not allowed to trap crays in canals because the canal people are idiots and dont ever issue permission for any thing even blowing your nose is not allowed, but saying that they also do not prossicute anyone for doing so and if caught it is illegeal for you to reeturn said catch back to the canal and anyone asking you to do so is breaking the law theres a grey area with taking them home alive as they are supposed to be dead but no one really knows or cares if you use open frame or hoop traps then you have to wait and watch as they walk on and you lift it up when there is enough on the frame to warrent pulling it in with any form of cage its is a minium of two i mspections per day every day i drop them all off at night around 7pm ish and collect at 5 am ish empty them into a net bag and trow the traps back in as for purging them, we if the water is drinkable then no you dont have to , if its a diesel infested canal , then yes you do, an old bath or water butt with them in is ok, and just refreash the water ever day for a few days i set traps over the week and not the weekend as less people see what i am up to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkngood Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Have spent many an hour on the river lark with the kids catching them. It's teeming with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-B-T Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Does anyone know of any locations in the north east of england for crayfish and what is the best time of year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 The best time to get the Crayfish is when the water is warm, middle to end of May. As has been said before, ask at your local Fishing Tackle and Bait shop, these are the people that know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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