crawdads/crayfish?

[Alchase]

Remember not to leave your traps in the water too long, when the food runs out the will leave the trap. HighCountry, was that the wetside or eastside? That is a good haul! Crank up the garlic/lemon butter and dig in, yum.

[high country]

these are east siders. I use small mouth for bait, I would suggest placarding your traps with obama and gregwhore stickers to catch all the bottom feeders on the wet side.

[dirty24d]

these are east siders. I use small mouth for bait, I would suggest placarding your traps with obama and gregwhore stickers to catch all the bottom feeders on the wet side.

 

[testar77]

I am new to the Tri-cities, are there any good crawdad bodies of water around here?  I grew up on the wetside and used to catch them all the time.  I love em.........  Just need a whole bunch of em lol.  I have caught a bunch in Banks lake before, so there has to be some around here I would think.  Any thoughts?

Toby

[400out]

I am new to the Tri-cities, are there any good crawdad bodies of water around here?  I grew up on the wetside and used to catch them all the time.  I love em.........  Just need a whole bunch of em lol.  I have caught a bunch in Banks lake before, so there has to be some around here I would think.  Any thoughts?

Toby

I have heard that you can get into them around here but I find more of them up the snake 

[testar77]

how far up the snake?  I would think the Walla Walla would be decent too?

[grundy53]

Crawdads are better than lobster IMO, boil them up and eat with garlic butter.

[D-Rock425]

When I was a kid we use to make traps out of milk jugs and take them down to a local creek.  We never got very many but it was better then Nintendo.

[Straight Shooter]

Got to get some traps and try the Spokane area lakes.  I heard you shouldn't eat any mudbugs coming out of the Spokane River... something about heavy-metal pollution coming from silver mining, or something like that.   

[carpsniperg2]

When I was a kid we use to make traps out of milk jugs and take them down to a local creek.  We never got very many but it was better then Nintendo.

Use to do the same, cut the milk jug at the shoulder and turn it into itself. Then staple it together, and put a rock on top and one in the mouth. That's tall enough for them to get into the hole. I raw bacon and cheese for bait.

[hawk eyes]

testar my brother camps over at hood park in the summer him and his kids will go out at night with flashlights and wade around and pick them up he must of had like 75 of em one night.

[meat_handler]

man those are so good with butter and a little salt.. i need t catch some again mmmmhhh

[dscott]

Hmmm, one of my favorite foods and no lic req'd . Just last year I spent a gob-load bringing in live ones from La.
An afternoon of trap making and a canoe trip may be in order.

Salt pork or any chicken scraps work great.

Crawfish Eater Deluxe,
dScott
(formerly of Baton Rouge)

[high country]

dad's are a game fish and there are limits on some....read up in te regs.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Also, pretty sure they are dormant in winter, at least I never figured out where they were  maybe real deep ?
 Spring, but look under tails for the eggs, and throw back females (not legal issue, just my attitude)
I have done real good spring, summer, and fall, used to throw a pot in anywhere I was, just to see.
Lost my best pot one year at Jameson, put it on tailgate, next to boat and drove off... (did not get any out of there, but caught some shrimp close to 1" long!)