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Post by: Shrimper on August 26, 2015, 09:14:30 PM
Whats a Crayfish? :dunno:
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Post by: Elkpiss on August 27, 2015, 06:57:17 AM
AKA Crawdad.
Oh a MudBug, why didn't he say so... :chuckle:
guarantee Cushman has mudbugs in it...
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Post by: Chesterdog on May 24, 2022, 02:40:01 PM
Nahwatzel isn't too shabby either
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I threw pots in 3 places at Lake Nahwatzel this weekend (2 spots in the outlet creek on the south shore, and one in the lake) and got completely skunked. Any advice? I used 2 styles of pots so I doubt it was that. Canned cat food was the bait.
Post by: Evil_EdwardO on May 24, 2022, 03:03:35 PM
Nahwatzel isn't too shabby either
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I threw pots in 3 places at Lake Nahwatzel this weekend (2 spots in the outlet creek on the south shore, and one in the lake) and got completely skunked. Any advice? I used 2 styles of pots so I doubt it was that. Canned cat food was the bait.
Water may be too cold still. Also, an oily type fish is the best bait. I have the best luck using salmon heads I get from the grocery store.
Post by: Platensek-po on May 24, 2022, 03:12:38 PM
Nahwatzel isn't too shabby either
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I threw pots in 3 places at Lake Nahwatzel this weekend (2 spots in the outlet creek on the south shore, and one in the lake) and got completely skunked. Any advice? I used 2 styles of pots so I doubt it was that. Canned cat food was the bait.
I’ve dropped pots a couple times in nahwatzel without any luck. I wouldn’t waste time there for crawdads
Post by: pickardjw on May 24, 2022, 03:47:51 PM
Post by: Alchase on May 24, 2022, 05:03:48 PM
Hijacking a bit to say...if anyone has any spots to share from around the Bellevue area I'm here for them! Been freezing perch heads just for this. Hoping to find some spots where I don't have to get the boat out...do they get up in the creek systems at all? Have my eyes on some spots close to home so I can do some overnight sets after / before work.
We use to work Meydenbauer Bay, and Chism by the rock rips. Pulled a ton out of both locations using just a hand line and a piece of hotdog.
Post by: Jake Dogfish on May 24, 2022, 05:10:47 PM
Hijacking a bit to say...if anyone has any spots to share from around the Bellevue area I'm here for them! Been freezing perch heads just for this. Hoping to find some spots where I don't have to get the boat out...do they get up in the creek systems at all? Have my eyes on some spots close to home so I can do some overnight sets after / before work.
There are crawdads everywhere.
Western Washington lacks fertile waters, same reason why the stocker trout don’t grow as large as the eastside.
Your best bet are the largest lakes and rivers. I’ve caught many craws out of the green river but it’s never great. Usually only about 5-10 per trap.
If you find a honey hole on the west side you would be best off keeping it to yourself. :twocents:
Post by: pickardjw on May 25, 2022, 07:52:52 PM
Looked up ways to keep them alive for a while before purging and boiling. I want to run a trap line during the summer during the week if the drive up spots work out. Trap enough and keep them alive through the week to have regular boils through the summer with my buddies.
A coworker from Louisiana ships live crawdads up every year for his birthday. It would be real sweet to get some local for him! Gonna have to have my parents send me some mudbug seasoning up.
Post by: Norman89 on May 25, 2022, 10:25:34 PM
Post by: Jpmiller on May 26, 2022, 06:51:56 AM
Hijacking a bit to say...if anyone has any spots to share from around the Bellevue area I'm here for them! Been freezing perch heads just for this. Hoping to find some spots where I don't have to get the boat out...do they get up in the creek systems at all? Have my eyes on some spots close to home so I can do some overnight sets after / before work.
When I was like 5 or 6 I remember my old man taking me out a couple times to set traps pretty close to our house in South Seattle. I feel like we were in lake Washington at least some/most of those times but it was a long time ago so my memory may not be great.
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