Signal Crayfish traps
Hi guys Any tips on making a trap?? Think you need a licence. Is that right? Cheers Neil
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I usually have no problems with meat or any bait really and a size 6.Cheers Andy
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The traps are on the simple funnel basis - used in eel nets etc - Fyke nets are they called? There are some on the market, probably easiest to use I have seen are plastic and can be taken apart when...
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Not sure I'd fancy eating them from where I fish. Apparently the cat food trick works if you want to keep them from your bait.Just lower a tin on a length of string with a few holes in it & it...
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I'm almost sure I've read somewhere in the EA by-laws that it is illegal to use crayfish as bait - possibly to protect our native stock - can anyone confirm? As for the Signals - they are foreign...
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Just found this on the Environment Agency Website. Might be of use to you potential crayfish catchers. (b) because the traps and fyke nets commonly used to catch crayfish are "Fixed Engines" as...
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It is also ilegal to return the small crayfish that you catch, they all must be kept. even if you have a licence to trap them. .......Liam.
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chicken wire, wire coat hangers and a pair of metal shears are all you need + some cheap wire to use as twists 4 hoops + 1 small hoop and some cheap binding wire for use as securing twists, make 1 lge...
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My mate applied for, and got, a licence - valid for the Thames Region - to trap Signals with a fixed engine for his own consumption. Licence was free and came with a Crayfish identification guide so...
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Dear Trappers, they do taste good but they are a bit of a faff to eat like most similar shellfish - crab, lobster etc. licence was easy to get, for EA thames region ring 01189 535000 and ask for...
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Thanks for that contact number, I have applied for a license! My mate brought a small lobster trap back from Ireland. Preliminary catches suggest our stretch is full of the blighters. We did of course...
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That's it then, if your lake or river has Signal crayfish as pests there is one simple answer, catch 'em and eat 'em. May I propose a "Crayfish Party" at a suitable fish-in venue next summer. The...
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