Red Claw

**kennythejoiner** · 18-02-2008, 23:20

Has Any One Heard If Red Claws Are Being Defeated At Loch Ken Yet.
Kenny..

**Nos4r2** · 19-02-2008, 00:30

Do you mean crayfish? My sympathies if you do-we're infested with them here. If you've got them then you won't get rid of them.

**kennythejoiner** · 19-02-2008, 22:01

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Do you mean crayfish? My sympathies if you do-we're infested with them here. If you've got them then you won't get rid of them.

I THATS THE ONES I THINK THEY CALL THEM SIGNAL CRAYFISH.
THEY ARE EVEN TACKING SINGLE MAGGOTS ON THE FEEDER RODS , AND THE DEAD BAITS COME UP A SKELETON LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A CARTOON, EVEN POPUP.
ANY IDEAS HOW TO FISH WITH THEM THERE
KENNY..

**Nos4r2** · 19-02-2008, 23:29

Yeah thats the ones. Very hard to fish-only option is to keep the bait moving or well off the bottom. Defra won't let you take them but if you catch one out of water it's illegal to put it back.

Once you get them they are there to stay.

**kennythejoiner** · 19-02-2008, 23:45

They Are Suppose To Very Tasty
Kenny..

**Nos4r2** · 20-02-2008, 00:28

Originally Posted by kennythejoiner

They Are Suppose To Very Tasty
Kenny..

They are. BUT... They carry a fungus on their shells that kills the native british white clawed crayfish. That's why you're not supposed to take them-if the fungus finds its way into a watercourse without them in, it'll kill all the native crayfish. This can even be through water you use to purge them...
There's NO native crayfish left down here.

Oh, and the fines for being caught with them are huge. Don't be tempted!

**jake** · 25-02-2008, 22:26

ive seen people catch in my neck of the woods and they have stabed them through the head and dispose of them

**cfish** · 29-02-2008, 11:23

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

They are. BUT... They carry a fungus on their shells that kills the native british white clawed crayfish. That's why you're not supposed to take them-if the fungus finds its way into a watercourse without them in, it'll kill all the native crayfish. This can even be through water you use to purge them...
There's NO native crayfish left down here.

Oh, and the fines for being caught with them are huge. Don't be tempted!

I think if you catch a few you can eat boil them up and eat them on the bank! But like you say transporting live ones home is a no no! Not sure but i think the ea/defra do licence some people to fish them commercialy? The bl**dy things got into a stream i used to fish for trout,it was never the same after they got established!