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bushman

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Crayfish in Pitt River
« on: August 31, 2008, 04:54:45 PM »
I was wanting to find out where I could catch some crayfish as my son and I have built a crayfish trap and have had great success at Jones Lake but want to continue in the Pitt Meadows area

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DionJL

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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2008, 05:07:46 PM »
Pretty much any of the river systems around the lower mainland have some crayfish. The Stave is a popular location, but I'm sure you'd get them in the Pitt too.
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bushman

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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2008, 10:42:36 PM »
where abouts in the Stave and have you caught many

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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2008, 11:34:50 PM »
I personally haven't dropped traps in the Stave. But it is a very short river system below the dam. I'm sure you'd get them pretty much anywhere.
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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 11:40:40 PM »
Used to catch lots in the  North Alouette river in the 70s I dont know what the currant conditions are now,but Im sure all the sloughs and in the Pitt still have them.
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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 08:57:13 AM »
The alouette rivwer used to have lots when I was a kid 20 years ago, but I think with pollution development and overfishing there isn't very many left if any,   I can remember going down tuning over 10 rock and finding 4 or 5 nice crayfish 4 - 6 inches now i could turn rocks over for an hour and not see one, I know where the alouette meets the pitt used to be a goos spot
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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2008, 09:13:18 PM »
yah I was just at the stave last weekend and saw a handful of crayfish just gotta look, I was at the park there below the dam
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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2008, 03:43:25 PM »
how's their tasting comparing to lobster? never tried one before
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Re: Crayfish in Pitt River
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2008, 03:47:42 PM »
They are really really good. Taste is a lot more fishy than lobster I guess.
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