holly Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 after reading the recent posts on crayfish i decided to dust off the drop nets and try my usual haunt i havent been there for a couple of years . i used 2 drop nets and fished for exactly 1 hour (prompted by one of the other posts)total catch was 69, i never moved about just dropped in the same 2 spots the place must be infested with them might have to go fully armed next time with my 6 pots and 4 drop nets :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 after reading the recent posts on crayfish i decided to dust off the drop nets and try my usual haunt i havent been there for a couple of years . i used 2 drop nets and fished for exactly 1 hour (prompted by one of the other posts)total catch was 69, i never moved about just dropped in the same 2 spots the place must be infested with them might have to go fully armed next time with my 6 pots and 4 drop nets :yp: Hi Holly, that looks like an impressive haul, well done. Let us know what you do with them. Huffhuff, twitchynic, billy and me, bakerboy, went out today, not sure how many we have caught as yet, but look for Billys thread tomorrow it should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Good work chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Good work chap Could be you very soon! We sold a dozen of todays catch (£2) to a man from Kent who was desperate for them, I think we could have sold a whole lot more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 i would buy them at that price. must find somewhere around here that I could have a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Could be you very soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Wait until you see billy's thread tomorrow . Not sure how many we caught today but the guesses are between 187/195/210/234/243/250. We had one hell of a day and a lot of good fun along the way . I cannot wait to see billy's thread with the add on banter from Twitchynic and huffhuff . I am not sure who was harder to control, my 9 year old grandson or 3 late twenty's lads around town . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 so what do you do with them ,eat them i am presuming ?what do they taste like ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smig Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I purge them in water for a day, rinse & cook for 4 minutes then let stand in the water for 10 minutes. Once shelled and cleaned up they taste just like prawns. I've used them in salads with a Marie rose sauce; homemade scampi and the next lot I get I'm going to do a curry with them. I guess the colder weather is having an impact on the size of the catches as they don't appear to be as active as in July. HPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted September 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 so what do you do with them ,eat them i am presuming ?what do they taste like ? a few of the tails i keep in bags of 10 frozen for fishing bait the rest get eaten and being a bradford lad they make an exellent crayfish biriyani :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 feel i have been missing out on somthing hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 i,d love to have a bash at them does anyone up in newcastle area know if there is any this far up and if so in what areas do you need any form of license from the environmental agency or like . what do you use to catch them etc etc sorry if this seems stupid but i,ve never seen a one let alone seen any caught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) i,d love to have a bash at them does anyone up in newcastle area know if there is any this far up and if so in what areas do you need any form of license from the environmental agency or like . what do you use to catch them etc etc sorry if this seems stupid but i,ve never seen a one let alone seen any caught Some areas require a license others not, most bailiffs just want rid of them . For bait any old food fish is best . 10/12" round drop nets with the bait in a net tied to the drop net, refresh the bait when they stop climbing in the net on a regular basis Edited September 10, 2011 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted September 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Some areas require a license others not, most bailiffs just want rid of them . For bait any old food fish is best . 10/12" round drop nets with the bait in a net tied to the drop net, refresh the bait when they stop climbing in the net on a regular basis ive tried fish baits but what i find works best is a raw chicken wing tye wrapped to the center of the drop net i was playing with various baits in the shallows and when chicken went in they went nuts for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Today we used Rabbit and pigeon, oh and in 1 net a Banana skin. I am not sure how many we caught, Billy, philr, Cosd, (now well and truly hooked if you forgive the pun)myself and my brother. my guess would be 270 in 2 hours. Phil and Cos shared the catch and final numbers will be posted tomorrow some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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