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Nymph

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Crawfish
« on: March 30, 2009, 07:33:26 PM »
Anyone have any tips on catching Crawfish?

Or even what time of year is the best to catch 'em?

I am heading out for a man trip in the next couple months and was hoping to catch a bunch.
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2009, 09:16:23 PM »
Well....

I always use to go to the Vedder River in summer months (July/August) and we would put on a pair of goggles and dive for them. Look for slower sections of river and flip over large rocks, always worked for us.

Jones Lake is an awesome spot... you could find hundreds in a day, biggest one we ever got out of there was 16".

You can also buy traps but have no idea how to use them  ;D

Another method that works well is go to a slough/lake etc and get a long stick with 10 or so feet of fishing line tied to it. At the end put on a hook (no need for the hook even) and a peice of bacon. The crawfish will hold onto the bacon until they are up on the beach  ;)
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2009, 09:54:41 PM »
Jones is good as is Lake of the woods outside of Hope .Remeber your only allowed to retain 25 :)
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2009, 10:08:00 PM »
Do you rekon that early May is a good time to fish for them critters?
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2009, 10:41:32 PM »
they are there all year. I've seen 'em crawling around in basically every river i've fished. I've dropped small prawn traps for them in the Fraser but a lot of people fish the stave for them.
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2009, 05:34:52 AM »
Are they edible? I've seen them in a creek on the north shore and with the strong resemblance to lobster, this old Nova Scotia boy gets to drooling....
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2009, 07:48:58 AM »
They are very good.....
I actually like them better than Lobster, smaller so their taste is more focused and not as bitter I find :P
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2009, 08:01:33 AM »
I am looking forward to catching them soon.

I figure it'll be good eats after a hard day of fishing and drinking beer.

Life is rough!
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2009, 08:26:28 AM »
Yup, Jones Lake is great for them, prawntraps, baited with fish heads, or chicken, both work well.
Bring a big pot, the garlic butter, and cookem up right on the beach, and dont forget the beer...MMmmmmmmbeer
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2009, 10:46:12 AM »
they are a fair bit of work for not a lot of meat but they do taste damn fine.
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2009, 11:06:53 AM »
Just curious, how long do you typically leave a trap in?
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2009, 02:52:58 PM »
When we are camping, I will drop the trap later in the after noon, and leave them for the night, check in the morning, and usually lots of good sized ones. They really seem to come out at night.
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2009, 03:09:29 PM »
Crayfish are nightfeeders. Sure you can catch them at daylight too, but the best time is during the night. Back in the days when I was a kid we caught them by hand at night using a flashlight. They started to show up close to the shore once it was dark.
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2009, 07:04:56 AM »
 I would like to try and trap some. Does anybody know where they are present in Okanagan area?
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Re: Crawfish
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2009, 07:49:11 AM »
Tadpole

The closest to the Okanagan I have caught them is in the Thompson River by Achcroft. The average size was about 4". Just flipping rocks seemed to work best.
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