Crayfish Trapping
01 November 2006, 04:25 PM
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Crayfish Trapping
Anyone done or currently doing this? Going through the Environment Agency at the moment to get a traping license and then I'm off trapping. Any hints, tips or tricks most welcome.
River Blackwater near Sandhurst/Camberley in Surrey is my manor.
River Blackwater near Sandhurst/Camberley in Surrey is my manor.
01 November 2006, 04:33 PM
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That boke on River cottage seemed to make it look a piece of ****, one trap, one dead rabbit, leave in the river for a couple of days and bobs your uncle, loads of crayfish.
Never tried em but if they taste like Lobster and are free then i'm up for maybe trying it too.
Good luck M8, let us know how u get on
Never tried em but if they taste like Lobster and are free then i'm up for maybe trying it too.
Good luck M8, let us know how u get on
01 November 2006, 04:33 PM
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And the usual suspects are always lurking Mr Gttlol 
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Originally Posted by B0DSKI
That boke on River cottage seemed to make it look a piece of ****, one trap, one dead rabbit, leave in the river for a couple of days and bobs your uncle, loads of crayfish.
Never tried em but if they taste like Lobster and are free then i'm up for maybe trying it too.
Good luck M8, let us know how u get on
Never tried em but if they taste like Lobster and are free then i'm up for maybe trying it too.
Good luck M8, let us know how u get on
Got to wait for the license to arrive before trapping commences but I will let you all know how it goes.
01 November 2006, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by prodriva
Yes and no. The event your referring to was when Hugh was after Eels using roadkill rabbit. For the Cryafish I think he used a bit of smelly old fish but cant quite remember.
Got to wait for the license to arrive before trapping commences but I will let you all know how it goes.
Got to wait for the license to arrive before trapping commences but I will let you all know how it goes.
01 November 2006, 04:49 PM
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That boke on River cottage seemed to make it look a piece of ****, one trap, one dead rabbit, leave in the river for a couple of days and bobs your uncle, loads of crayfish.
Spooky thats on right now
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Is that the species where the Amercian Crayfish being more aggresive have virtually wiped out the native population? Bloody yanks get everywhere.
Pal used to do very well on River Chess, a chalk stream in South Herftordshire.
Pal used to do very well on River Chess, a chalk stream in South Herftordshire.
01 November 2006, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by B0DSKI
Eels it was!! Nail through the head and all that............Not that i watch too much river cottage u understand
01 November 2006, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
Is that the species where the Amercian Crayfish being more aggresive have virtually wiped out the native population? Bloody yanks get everywhere.
Pal used to do very well on River Chess, a chalk stream in South Herftordshire.
Pal used to do very well on River Chess, a chalk stream in South Herftordshire.
01 November 2006, 06:39 PM
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Don't worry matey, I'm just as bad. Me and the missus have the entire River Cottage DVD collection and all the books (all signed by HF-W, now that's sad).
01 November 2006, 07:19 PM
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We saw a family with mini crab pots and mini crayfish pots in Aberaeron last Saturday. Looked like they were having a whale of a time.
01 November 2006, 08:03 PM
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I bought 3 traps off eBay a year or so ago but still not used em! Even got all the paperwork from the EA too. They like you to specify exact grid refs etc then they'll vet them all. sounded like a real effort but they do taste so nice and they are free!
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01 November 2006, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Bomford
I bought 3 traps off eBay a year or so ago but still not used em! Even got all the paperwork from the EA too. They like you to specify exact grid refs etc then they'll vet them all. sounded like a real effort but they do taste so nice and they are free!
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01 November 2006, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by B0DSKI
That boke on River cottage seemed to make it look a piece of ****, one trap, one dead rabbit, leave in the river for a couple of days and bobs your uncle, loads of crayfish.
Never tried em but if they taste like Lobster and are free then i'm up for maybe trying it too.
Good luck M8, let us know how u get on
Never tried em but if they taste like Lobster and are free then i'm up for maybe trying it too.
Good luck M8, let us know how u get on
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So, back on topic. Anyone got any tips on catching these critters???
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I used to fish in the lakes at Badshot Lea and they are full of crayfish. We caught them all day long on any meaty bait. There were traps that were like little lobster pots with a fish in them for bait. They would empty them TWICE a day!!
These were American Signal crays.
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These were American Signal crays.
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