Crayfish trapping

[jok 3,052]

Well. After a lot of deliberation, a lot of information and a lot of advice I’ve opted for 3 different types of bait. Boilies, bananas and pilchards in oil. I’m going to try in 4 different locations with the above. Have you any comments on bait lads ? Jok.

[mackem 23,968]

Anything Murphy said on trapping crays was gospel

I just used to put punctured tins of sardines in traps, always worked. 

[mole trapper 1,646]

I know I shouldn't wish for them,  but would love to have them in the river at the bottom of my field. Then I suppose I wouldn't have lots of brown trout.

[ArchieHood 3,692]

Anything will work, chicken carcasses,  cat food, 

[Borr 4,531]

I went out years back with a proper outfit, using nets , pretty sure it was strips of mackerel wired to the bottom of the net with something underneath to stop Cray from eating from underneath, the net was suspended from a long bamboo cane , if they set 50 nets ,it was time to bring the first one up by the time last one was set, 350? odd for a few hours of an evening out of a chalk stream...

[jok 3,052]

It was reading Murphy’s comments that pushed me on. I have had these traps for a few years but, as things do, never got used. They are going in next Tuesday so hopefully I’ll post a result shortly afterwards. Jok.

[jok 3,052]

I thought Greyman may have commented. Jok.

[Borr 4,531]

Me and a mate took a bucket with thirty in , let them clean out overnight, then cooked and peeled almost had a sarny each lol. 

[jok 3,052]

Think on the positive side Borr. Crushed shell and my chickens are happy. Jok.

[South hams hunter 8,873]

Any old fish carcass; we got them local and caught them just like prawns. Old mackerel out the freezer 

[chartpolski 20,575]

Fish heads. I also put a frozen fish cake in my trap, sort of slow rlease.

But cray seem to go for just about anything, food wise

Cheers.

[Daniel cain 43,075]

Mainline The Krill boillies.... little fuckers love em

[Bangersanmash 2,441]

A nice old chicken leg an a landing net on river Dearne near Barnsley you'll come away a happy man. 

[Nicepix 5,650]

Barnsley lobsters.

[Daniel cain 43,075]

7 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

Mainline The Krill boillies.... little fuckers love em

What you laughing at jok? I fed 125 kg of boillies and over 500 kg of coppens pellets into the beat I look after on the Wye last 2 seasons....them crayfish are like their on steroids....same in most of our lakes...I'm removing weed this weekend,I will drop a trap in when I get there...be full in a few hrs