labstaff Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Those Crayfish sure do look yummy!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Those Crayfish sure do look yummy!!!!! They taste as good as they look , and better when you know they are free and you are helping the enviroment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 The predator lake at lakeside has strict rules you cant even smoke while fishing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 The predator lake at lakeside has strict rules you cant even smoke while fishing it. it'll wait until next year, then perhaps a late night/early morning assualt will be needed on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Well we met up, enjoyed each others company and whats more caught a lot of Crayfish , after 1 hour we had 100, and they just kept on coming :thumbs: . My estimate would be 180/200 after 2 hours , when we packed up said goodbye and went home. The interesting thing is that, there are a lot about so late into the year, perhaps the water has stayed warmer, secondly the size , we pulled out some monster crayfish today . I hope Ron and Steve who shared the catch measure the largest they each have. Some of the claws were truly magnificent, and will produce a lot of tasty meat. I await the final count and resulting menu options. Edited October 29, 2011 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Had a great day,huge thanks to Terry for the use of his gear and advice even the dodgy bailiff ended up being ok !!! I took home 72 spoke to stubby he had 122 so the total is 194 in about 1 1/2 hours. I took mine to work and the Chinese chefs are going to cook them tomorrow for me Once again huge thanks to Terry for a great day out and great company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Two hours later we had caught 64 crayfish together and Terry had caught two female passers-by on his own . That sounds about right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southdowns_stalking Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Well done, fantastic catch result there! Mouth is watering at the sight of them....... Bakerboy, how are you catching them? I have a few traps but only ever manage 1 or 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Well done, fantastic catch result there! Mouth is watering at the sight of them....... Bakerboy, how are you catching them? I have a few traps but only ever manage 1 or 2 We just use drop nets, baited with old rabbit carcasses,fish heads, old meat balls and generally any old smelly food. Thats all there is to it. I suppose it is knowing the right spot to drop your nets, and that appears to be anywhere in the River Lee and New River, plus many other places around here. Dobbs weir is the next place to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Just a few questions for the crayfish bunch. I thought you should only go in summer, or is it still effective this time of year? And am I correct in thinking you can legally trap them without a license as long as you don't leave the traps unattended, or is it you can only use lift nets without a license? Well we surprised our selves on Saturday a fraction over 2 hours and we had 194. Many of the Crayfish were large, as you can see from Stubby's video link on the other thread, and a good many had eggs on, which is good for Crayfish Caviar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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