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08-07-2008, 19:41 #1WSF Regular Poster
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signal crayfish
i hear now that they are eating all the invertebrate in the rivers now and what can we do? the environment agency say catching them makes the problem worse. when i catch crayfish i catch them from 2cm upwards. they say that trapping leaves the smaller ones to breed. Surely this is a stupid idea if you are constantly catchin the blighters all sizes
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12-07-2008, 09:46 #2WSF Hardcore Poster
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They are good eating and you get rid of some of them. I'm sure I saw on a TV programme some body catch them commercially.
They must be a good bait for something?Species 2011
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12-07-2008, 11:22 #3WSF Hardcore Poster
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Not if they escape...
Originally Posted by bigads
RTFM.
Yes,RTFM
Now go back and RTFM PROPERLY, AND REMEMBER:- Revving the nuts off your outboard in neutral will quickly give you a big pile of scrap. DON'T DO IT.
Your dead body won't look macho-WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
they don't go far with no tail.used them as bait in a water where they already are.trout,perch and eels take them,it also usually selects better specimens as well.tried them for sea,had doggies,pout,poor cod and whiting on them,though squid did fish slightly better2011 species. pouting,whiting,3 bearded rockling,dogfish,poor cod,turbot,pike,perch,flounder,bass,codling,bleak, mullet
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14-07-2008, 10:59 #5WSF Hardcore Poster
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Saw a program a while back about a snake in America thats preferred food is crayfish!
Failing that lets face it there is no immediate solution it looks like signal crayfish are here to stay, unless they can create a virus that does to them what they did to our native crayfish, and they are bloody tasty!
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15-07-2008, 13:24 #6WSF Regular Poster
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Be carefull as I am sure you need a licence to trap or transport signal crayfish
A bad days fishing is better than a good days work!
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16-07-2008, 00:03 #7WSF Hardcore Poster
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Originally Posted by FISH EAGLE
thankfully the crayfish i get have been caught legally.what about transporting them dead
2011 species. pouting,whiting,3 bearded rockling,dogfish,poor cod,turbot,pike,perch,flounder,bass,codling,bleak, mullet
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17-07-2008, 00:58 #8WSF Hardcore Poster
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Dead and cooked should be OK, dead and raw-prob not. They carry a fungus on their shells that kills native crays. Originally Posted by blankerman
thankfully the crayfish i get have been caught legally.what about transporting them deadRTFM.
Yes,RTFM
Now go back and RTFM PROPERLY, AND REMEMBER:- Revving the nuts off your outboard in neutral will quickly give you a big pile of scrap. DON'T DO IT.
Your dead body won't look macho-WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET
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01-08-2008, 05:38 #9WSF Regular Poster
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From the Environment Agency website - National Byelaws 2001
Byelaw 3
"Any person who in fishing for Salmon,Trout, Freshwater Fish or Eels uses as bait Crayfish of any species whether alive or dead, or parts thereof, shall be guilty of an offence."
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