Catching Crayfish in my backyard pond??

Kevan · Jun 19, 2013

I have a pond in the backyard that i emptied and redugg deeper a few years back, when i emptied it there were tons of little crayfish in there, so now that the pond is full again and stocked with fish, so I'm guessing that they are back. I see there burrows around the pond and i live in kind of a swampy area. Just wondering what you guys thought about catching them right out back in the pond and eating them. The pond is about 1/2 acre and about 15ft deep, but its all blue clay. Will they taste bad coming out of the pond with the blue clay, and since the water is not really flowing per say? (i do have a fountain in there that i ran pvc down about ten ft that pulls the water from down below, that runs nonstop). Just looking for something else fun to do around the house and my wife loves all types of shelfish!

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Crayfish Trapper · Jun 19, 2013

Crayfish have a low tolerance for pollution.

If there are crayfish living there then the conditions can't be too bad.

They would be fine to eat.

Crappie 1 · Jun 19, 2013

Walk out the back door and trap crawdads in your own pond? That's a sweet deal right there..:lol:

sfw1960 · Jun 19, 2013

Crappie 1 said:
Walk out the back door and trap crawdads in your own pond? That's a sweet deal right there..:lol:

Got that right!
No worries about your traps getting go!nked.....:16suspect

john warren · Jun 19, 2013

no no you can't do that. those are too old now. if you would like i will come over and get them out of there for you so you can start a new batch,,,just post your address.:chillin:

sfw1960 · Jun 19, 2013

john warren said:
no no you can't do that. those are too old now. if you would like i will come over and get them out of there for you so you can start a new batch,,,just post your address.:chillin:

LMAO!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Yup... I'll help too.
:evilsmile

Kevan · Jun 19, 2013

Well i havent seen any since i drained it and refilled it but theres prob 5-7 burrows? (I guess thats what you call them),

around the pond so im guessing they are in there again. Im gonna make a trap today and see what happens. How deep should i set it?

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Kevan · Jun 19, 2013

not the prettiest trap in the world, but it should work. :0) not bad for the first try.

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cdoj · Jun 19, 2013

Looks good, let us know how you do!

Crappie 1 · Jun 19, 2013

Kevan, I would put it on the bottom. Some of the other guys might have a better idea...

Crayfish Trapper · Jun 19, 2013

Looks good.

Please show us some pictures of what you catch.

Kevan · Jul 25, 2013

I forgot to post this. Nothing too special just a couple crayfish and a small turtle

Kevan · Jul 25, 2013

Can anyone tell me what kind they are?

Crayfish Trapper · Jul 25, 2013

Kevan said:
Can anyone tell me what kind they are?

If you could post some close-up pictures it would help.

They are definitely not rusties but those pictures don't show enough detail to positively identify exactly what species they are.

Kevan · Jul 25, 2013

It was awhile ago, and I let them go cause I only had a few. I'll catch some more soon and take better pics. Thanks though.

Crayfish Trapper · Jul 25, 2013

Kevan said:
It was awhile ago, and I let them go cause I only had a few. I'll catch some more soon and take better pics. Thanks though.

With these brown crayfish it's hard to tell without close-up pictures.

Based on the pictures and your observation of them making burrows, it looks like it may be Fallicambarus fodiens.

Kevan · Jul 25, 2013

Do they all taste the same?

Crayfish Trapper · Jul 25, 2013

Kevan said:
Do they all taste the same?

Pretty much, yes.

Catching Crayfish in my backyard pond??

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