MC Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hi guys, I have just been talking to a colleague about Crayfish and where to trap them. Has anyone had experience of this? A website selling the traps says about obtaining a licence from the Envoiroment Agency. That in itself shouldn't be an issue, I shoot with most of my local branch. Are they found almost anywhere or is their a good spot to start looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 mARTIN, iF YOU DO A SEARCH ON CRAYFISH THERE IS A TONE OF INFO ON HERE....sorry caps lock was stuck.....do it as an open search though as it is in a number of catagories. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-peter Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hi guys, I have just been talking to a colleague about Crayfish and where to trap them. Has anyone had experience of this? A website selling the traps says about obtaining a licence from the Envoiroment Agency. That in itself shouldn't be an issue, I shoot with most of my local branch. Are they found almost anywhere or is their a good spot to start looking? lots of smallrivers in my area hold crayfish however beware, our own crayfish is now protected the american signal is not. as for cathing them put a fresh fish head in a landing net and leave it on the river bed about 15 mins if crays are there they will be in the net when you lift it out. a good fun method is with a cane stick and a kids fishing net. best places are shallow stony river beds. wade in and turn over flat stones with your feet. if when the mud clears and you see a cray. put the net behind him and poke his nose with the stick. he will hurtle backwards into the net like a bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 MC, I'm reliably informed the colne has them in, infact I think it was you who told me SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 A friend of mine had been catching them from the Colne, I may have to do some investigating. I will make a couple of traps and give it a whirl, nothing ventured nothing gained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Our river Colne holds Hundreds of Them. But its gonna be a long drive for you, So i've got them all to myself I use Squirrels or Rabbit for bate just leave them out in the air for a few days to get the smell going PELTMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Getting a license for extraction is extremely difficult indeed. The licenses are granted if and only is there are no white claws in the river system. You will have to wait until the WC's die off before you can take signals from the water, although taking them from the water would in all likelihood stop the WC's dying out. To summarize then, taking the signals out may help to preserce the WC's, You cannot however remove the signals until the signals have killed off the WC's Only then is it deemed to be allowable to extract the signals from the river system. Yor local branch of the EA will not be able to help obtain you license, that been said if you are granted a license then the EA will tell you of the hotspots. jimDfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Bloody hell Jim...................................where have you been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Go fishing to an area know to hold them, then drop a pot or two baited with a chicken carcus or similar, its not rocket stuff, but keep it quite take em home cook and enjoy I have never done this myself of course as it may be agin the law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted April 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Well I have just ordered a couple of traps from a well known auction site and am going to try them out. I have also found a couple of nice areas of river that look like they may hold a few. Thanks for all the advice guys I'll let you know how I get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Well I have just ordered a couple of traps from a well known auction site and am going to try them out. I have also found a couple of nice areas of river that look like they may hold a few. Thanks for all the advice guys I'll let you know how I get on. Martin, do you remember a member on here called 'Pike'? He invited me up to Romford area to have a go at the crays. Unfortunetly, there was a bit of a heatwave and they all went suicidal I made my own traps out of wire mesh and it took minutes LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 LB, That is my intention to, I have bought a couple to use as patterns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 LB, That is my intention to, I have bought a couple to use as patterns No good mc pigeons won't take a bit of notice, try ukshootwarehouse for the real thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 LB, That is my intention to, I have bought a couple to use as patterns No good mc pigeons won't take a bit of notice, try ukshootwarehouse for the real thing whats blown your frock up today, thats almost funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 LB, That is my intention to, I have bought a couple to use as patterns No good mc pigeons won't take a bit of notice, try ukshootwarehouse for the real thing Highlander, It must be your sweaty sock accent as I didn't understand a word of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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