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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    Wow, thanks for that! I had no idea. I used to catch crayfish as a kid in Northern Quebec, but they were tiny. Is that typical of most lakes in BC? I noticed you set your traps close to shore in shallow water? Is that the best place... around cover like the sunken logs, etc.?

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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    Quote Originally Posted by Blair View Post
    Wow, thanks for that! I had no idea. I used to catch crayfish as a kid in Northern Quebec, but they were tiny. Is that typical of most lakes in BC? I noticed you set your traps close to shore in shallow water? Is that the best place... around cover like the sunken logs, etc.?
    Close to shore near cover (rocks, logs, stumps and vegetation is the ticket) ... a depth of 1.5-15M is ideal. I don't find many down deep. I imagine this is because there are less nutrients, less light and probably less cover.

    I am not certain what species of crayfish exist in Quebec, but our native species (the signal crayfish) reside mostly in the southwest (Region 1, Region 2 and parts of Region 3) ... signal crayfish tend to get pretty large compared to species found down south, in the UK, AU, etc.

    Just found this:

    Quebec indigenous species are: the Common Crayfish (Cambarus bartonii), the Big Water Crayfish (Cambarus robustus), as well as the Northern Clearwater Crayfish (Orconectes propinquus), Allegheny Crayfish (Orconectes obscurus), Papershell Crayfish (Orconectes immunis) and the Virile Crayfish (Orconectes virilis).

    (https://ogsl.ca/en/biodiversity/inve...h/summary.html)

    That's a lot of different species!
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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    I went to the Keg in Prince George for my 25th birthday and ordered lobster. When the texture was like rubber I complained and asked if it was really lobster. server told me it's crayfish. I told them if I wanted to pay lobster price I should be served lobster and that I can go down to a river and catch my own crayfish. Meal was free and I had them give me a burger instead.

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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    Great feed CG. Can you buy those traps at Crappy Tire?

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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    Quote Originally Posted by Glenny View Post
    Great feed CG. Can you buy those traps at Crappy Tire?
    I ordered mine from here about 10 years ago:

    https://www.ronniesunshines.com/cray...ab-or-fish-pot

    I have since seen them on Amazon and other places online, but no-where local yet. That said, I haven't checked CDN Tire or Cabela's recently. Last I checked only prawn traps which will do the job, but I like these collapsible traps as they take up very little space in the jeep... heck they fit in the backpack

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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    mouthwatering photos! Those are pretty nice crayfish. thanks for posting
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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    Awesome report Caddsiguy and gal, looking forward to the vid when you have it ready to go! That meal looks mouthwatering, can almost taste it from your story and photo's...
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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    Quote Originally Posted by caddisguy View Post
    I ordered mine from here about 10 years ago:

    https://www.ronniesunshines.com/cray...ab-or-fish-pot

    I have since seen them on Amazon and other places online, but no-where local yet. That said, I haven't checked CDN Tire or Cabela's recently. Last I checked only prawn traps which will do the job, but I like these collapsible traps as they take up very little space in the jeep... heck they fit in the backpack

    Thanks for the info man. I bet bass p has em. good ole suthern boys. haha

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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    I recognize that place. I've caught quite a few crayfish and large cutthroat out of there!
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    Re: Cutthroats and crayfish, oh my!

    Huh.. and here I thought my bug trapping career was left behind on the salt chuck. I might have to give this crayfish trappin a go
    Thanks for the share caddis love the looks of that cutty too good times.
    its gonna take a life time to hunt and fish all this

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