woodman 131 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Have you tried red signal crayfish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeppi26 1,855 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 No but was talking the father Inlaw at the week end and we was talking about them and both said we wouldn't mined trying them but don't you need a permit to catch them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodman 131 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yes you do,this one. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287562/Application_to_trap_crayfish.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 caught loads in the cray traps over the years,think stubby ya man on here knows his stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodman 131 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Me and my mate catch loads - lovely curried ! After discussing it with the local Angling Association, they let us use their water, with no additional permits, as long as we only use hand lines or drop nets. Because we're not using traps, and our equipment is never left unattended, we don't need a permit from DEFRA. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yes you do,this one. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287562/Application_to_trap_crayfish.pdf You need a permit to trap them, not to catch them ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodman 131 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Yes, i have always caught a few using a drop net while i have been fishing from the bank Edited October 19, 2015 by woodman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) The effect on the signal crayfish population as a whole is neglible, and its too late to save native species but I'm not one to say no to a free dinner ! They're lovely on the barbie, too ! We take enough for dinner and leave the rest for another day........ Biggest we've had was around 10 inches in length. Edited October 20, 2015 by Blackbriar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Top tip for anyone giving it a go........ Use a damp sack to transport them home alive. It's illegal to transport them in water, and if you dispatch them on the bank, they can become toxic really quickly. Edited October 20, 2015 by Blackbriar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodman 131 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Good tip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Good article here. TC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodman 131 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Great link,very informative,would mark as, like this but apparently i have reached my quota of positive votes for the day.How many am i allowed?this is the message (You have reached your quota of positive votes for the day) Edited October 20, 2015 by woodman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodman 131 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Good article here. TC Great link,very informative,would mark as, like this,but apparently i have reached my quota of positive votes for the day.How many am i allowed?this is the message (You have reached your quota of positive votes for the day) Edited October 20, 2015 by woodman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtrotoscar 35 Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) I've got a couple of rivers full of them on my permissions and am a little partial to them. My ex is a Swede and being a favourite dish of theirs, I'm more popular than when we were together! Best to purge them in a tank of oxygenated and filtered fresh water for a day or two. Edited May 30, 2016 by foxtrotoscar 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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