Post by: Shrimper on June 06, 2019, 08:41:02 AM
The entries for biggest hogcraw waned last year so let’s just make this a brag board. Let’s show them boils too or any other tasty dish to share.
@merkaba93 killed it last year with his large and in charge hogcraw. Plus his dishes were quite slightly with his mighty ability.
@benhuntin can catch bigun's too, where are you?
@HUNTINCOUPLE your sidekick must be a crawdad expert by now.
@Whitenuckles are you gonna put that big pot to use again this year?
@jagermiester I predict another huge boil in your future.
@lewy show us what you got for another all natural plate this year.
Hope everyone has fun this season I sure do!
:llam: :llam: :llam: :llam: :llam: :llam: :llam:
Post by: The Marquis on June 06, 2019, 09:05:46 AM
Post by: JJB11B on June 06, 2019, 09:09:20 AM
Post by: benhuntin on June 06, 2019, 09:09:27 AM
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Post by: Norman89 on June 06, 2019, 09:27:21 AM
Post by: Antlershed on June 06, 2019, 09:51:07 AM
Anyway, for dishes, here was my son’s Memorial Day breakfast. Crawdad and blueberry donut.
Post by: Norman89 on June 06, 2019, 10:50:39 AM
We went Crawdadding Memorial Day weekend, but only got one. Nothing like my spot was last Labor Day weekend. Is that a seasonal thing (I’m new to this, but my son is hooked)?
Breakfast of champions! :IBCOOL:
Anyway, for dishes, here was my son’s Memorial Day breakfast. Crawdad and blueberry donut.
Post by: Shrimper on June 06, 2019, 10:50:50 AM
I have read the rules a little, Is it legal to use the carcasses from fish I have cleaned as bait in a crawdad trap?
I think its legal but never really though about it. If I get some time I'll ask my shellfish bio buddy.
Post by: Shrimper on June 06, 2019, 10:53:39 AM
I am gonna post a 12” if I get one.
:IBCOOL:
Post by: Shrimper on June 06, 2019, 10:59:07 AM
We went Crawdadding Memorial Day weekend, but only got one. Nothing like my spot was last Labor Day weekend. Is that a seasonal thing (I’m new to this, but my son is hooked)?
Anyway, for dishes, here was my son’s Memorial Day breakfast. Crawdad and blueberry donut.
Usually as the water warms up the crawdads get a lot more active. Oh and my son is a Crawdad nut too...he can't sleep and our big crawdad trip is still two weeks out. :yike:
That there is the breakfast of true a crawdad nut.
Post by: Elkpiss on June 06, 2019, 04:16:29 PM
Post by: WSU on June 06, 2019, 04:39:12 PM
What's the best way to cook them up while camping?
Post by: lewy on June 06, 2019, 06:23:22 PM
Post by: Bullkllr on June 06, 2019, 06:46:13 PM
We went Crawdadding Memorial Day weekend, but only got one. Nothing like my spot was last Labor Day weekend. Is that a seasonal thing (I’m new to this, but my son is hooked)?Nice, but you have to let the little guy eat in the house sooner or later.
Anyway, for dishes, here was my son’s Memorial Day breakfast. Crawdad and blueberry donut.
Post by: Antlershed on June 06, 2019, 06:54:41 PM
:chuckle:We went Crawdadding Memorial Day weekend, but only got one. Nothing like my spot was last Labor Day weekend. Is that a seasonal thing (I’m new to this, but my son is hooked)?Nice, but you have to let the little guy eat in the house sooner or later.
Anyway, for dishes, here was my son’s Memorial Day breakfast. Crawdad and blueberry donut.
That’s our shop on our property where we go camp out. :tup:
Post by: Shrimper on June 06, 2019, 09:52:17 PM
I'm going to try it with some shrimp pots. Hopefully that works great. I don't see why it wouldn't.
What's the best way to cook them up while camping?
I use a combo of homemade pots and shrimp pots. The smaller mesh "coonstripe" shrimp pots seem to work best.
There are many ways to cook them up but my favorite while camping is doing a big boil with potatoes, corn, onions, kielbasa, and of course crawdads. Drain when all is cooked and dump out for the big feast.
Post by: Whitenuckles on June 20, 2019, 08:50:29 AM
Post by: WSU on June 20, 2019, 11:03:01 AM
Post by: fly-by on June 20, 2019, 12:09:00 PM
Post by: Whitenuckles on June 21, 2019, 07:56:07 AM
Post up the winning recipe!If I did that, my family would disown me! The recipe has been winning awards since I was a kid. They take crawfish boiling very very seriously!
Post by: WSU on June 21, 2019, 11:57:01 AM
Post by: Platensek-po on June 21, 2019, 03:58:43 PM
Any luck in mountain lakes? I put out 4 pots for a couple hours while fishing with no luck. 300 acre lake at 2500ft west side.Yeah we catch them all over in the cascades. The pac nw crawdad is the one that’s invasive everywhere else. Literally all over the place in Washington
Post by: go4itlab on June 21, 2019, 11:11:50 PM
Post by: Shrimper on June 22, 2019, 08:22:10 AM
Ya buddy, I plan on it! Haven't got out yet up here, but plan to the last weekend of June. We went back home in early March and did a few boils and won the people's choice award at the cajun cookoff. Hopefully this cold snap goes away and the water keeps warming up. I'm getting hungry!
Really cool Whitenuckles, congrats on your win.
Post by: Shrimper on June 22, 2019, 08:25:45 AM
What are you all using for bait if you don't mind me asking?
I use fish carcasses, preferably from fish of the body of water you are fishing. I have also used canned mackerel with good success as well but need to put the canned fish in a bait bag.
Post by: Brushcrawler on June 22, 2019, 12:16:40 PM
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on June 22, 2019, 05:00:35 PM
WASHINGTON - Lake Washington, lower Columbia River, Lake Whatacom, Moses Lake, Snake River, Williams lake, Amber lake, and Rock lake.
OREGON - Lake "Billy" Chinook, Willamette Valley streams, Tualatin River and its tributaries, Lake Klamath, Timothy Lake.
IDAHO - Snake River, Upper Salmon Falls, Potlach Creek, Henry's Lake
;) Doug
Post by: Whitenuckles on June 25, 2019, 01:24:53 PM
Post by: Blacklab on June 28, 2019, 04:34:17 PM
Post up the winning recipe!If I did that, my family would disown me! The recipe has been winning awards since I was a kid. They take crawfish boiling very very seriously!
Here’s a idea. Send me a bag of the recipe. Enough for 50lbs and will have a taste test 😉. I’ll pay for spices and shipping 😉🥃🇺🇸
Post by: Whitenuckles on July 04, 2019, 04:39:42 PM
Maybe we should meet up one day?! There's a lot more that goes into it than just the spices. Timing,temp, garlic heads,onions, sausage, potatoes, exct.... all take spice out of the boil. Timing on everything that goes into the pot is VERY important.Post up the winning recipe!If I did that, my family would disown me! The recipe has been winning awards since I was a kid. They take crawfish boiling very very seriously!
Here’s a idea. Send me a bag of the recipe. Enough for 50lbs and will have a taste test 😉. I’ll pay for spices and shipping 😉🥃🇺🇸
Post by: Whitenuckles on July 04, 2019, 04:45:10 PM
Post by: dilleytech on July 05, 2019, 07:06:43 AM
My wife and kids are in Louisiana visiting the grandparents. Unfortunately I'm stuck here working. But I set two pots last night and got a few for today. Happy 4th ans God bless ya'll!!!
2 pots? Wow whats your bait of choice and what kind of water are you targeting?
Post by: Blacklab on July 06, 2019, 01:42:33 PM
Maybe we should meet up one day?! There's a lot more that goes into it than just the spices. Timing,temp, garlic heads,onions, sausage, potatoes, exct.... all take spice out of the boil. Timing on everything that goes into the pot is VERY important.Post up the winning recipe!If I did that, my family would disown me! The recipe has been winning awards since I was a kid. They take crawfish boiling very very seriously!
😉🥃🇺🇸
Done a few boils myself for friends and family. Good times for sure 😉🥃🇺🇸
Here’s a idea. Send me a bag of the recipe. Enough for 50lbs and will have a taste test 😉. I’ll pay for spices and shipping 😉🥃🇺🇸
Post by: Blacklab on July 06, 2019, 01:48:47 PM
Post by: Whitenuckles on July 10, 2019, 11:17:51 AM
My wife and kids are in Louisiana visiting the grandparents. Unfortunately I'm stuck here working. But I set two pots last night and got a few for today. Happy 4th ans God bless ya'll!!!
2 pots? Wow whats your bait of choice and what kind of water are you targeting?
My bait of choice is fresh trout or pink salmon. And all the lakes, rivers and streams around here have them crawling around. Most important thing is to set the pots in the right place and depth. Rocky and downed timber areas are what I like. 10-20 ft of water.
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 10, 2019, 11:26:35 AM
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on July 10, 2019, 11:54:09 AM
Post up the winning recipe!If I did that, my family would disown me! The recipe has been winning awards since I was a kid. They take crawfish boiling very very seriously!
Hey, WSU, if you look real close at the last picture of those ready to eat Crawfish posted by pianoman9701.....you can just make out Whiteknuckles secret "Award Winning Recipe Book" reflected in the Stainless steel bowl. :yike: :drool:
Doug
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 10, 2019, 11:56:20 AM
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Post by: Blacklab on July 10, 2019, 04:41:09 PM
Post by: Shrimper on July 10, 2019, 05:20:42 PM
My wife and kids are in Louisiana visiting the grandparents. Unfortunately I'm stuck here working. But I set two pots last night and got a few for today. Happy 4th ans God bless ya'll!!!
2 pots? Wow whats your bait of choice and what kind of water are you targeting?
My bait of choice is fresh trout or pink salmon. And all the lakes, rivers and streams around here have them crawling around. Most important thing is to set the pots in the right place and depth. Rocky and downed timber areas are what I like. 10-20 ft of water.
This is how I fish for crawdads as well with great success.
Post by: Shrimper on July 10, 2019, 05:22:29 PM
This is about 1/20th of a Cajun boil we did on the 4th. By the way, when you fill a 40 qt stock pot with water and ingredients, it weighs almost 100 lbs - hard to get to the sink. Corn, bugs, andouille, mushrooms, potatoes, 2 packages of boil spice and a handful of cayenne.
Nice Pianoman...looks Tasty.
Post by: Shrimper on July 10, 2019, 05:24:34 PM
😉🥃🇺🇸
That poor baby...not nearly enough corn, potatoes or sausage in that batch...he might freeze..errr..starve to death. :chuckle:
Post by: Antlershed on July 21, 2019, 05:26:26 PM
Post by: The Marquis on July 22, 2019, 09:52:22 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/nE8o8IRl.jpg)
Post by: Shrimper on July 25, 2019, 09:35:53 AM
Fairly new to this, and my dad apparently talked to a neighbor woman next to where we Crawdad, and she said if the Crawdads have spots on them they can be poisonous, something like a bacterial/fungus type of thing. Is this true, or was she full of it? If true, anybody have any pictures of what the spotting looks like? Thanks.
Never heard of this but I do know there are little white parasites that live on crawdad claws, not real sure what they are called though.
Post by: Shrimper on July 25, 2019, 09:37:08 AM
Made some crawdad dip last night. Boy was it good.
(https://i.imgur.com/nE8o8IRl.jpg)
Looks good, making my mouth water like Hootch craving a beer!
Post by: lewy on July 26, 2019, 11:11:40 AM
Made some crawdad dip last night. Boy was it good.
(https://i.imgur.com/nE8o8IRl.jpg)
I want that recipe!
Post by: Whitenuckles on July 29, 2019, 03:21:02 PM
Post by: Whitenuckles on July 29, 2019, 03:25:22 PM
Post by: slavenoid on July 29, 2019, 05:00:00 PM
How do you guys deal with the non natives as far as killing them before leaving the water and cooking them? How does it effect the way you cook them and the quality of the meat?
Post by: Jake Dogfish on July 29, 2019, 08:07:18 PM
Every time I think about running some traps I look at the rules and get confused and say maybe next year.
How do you guys deal with the non natives as far as killing them before leaving the water and cooking them? How does it effect the way you cook them and the quality of the meat?
I consider myself a Environmentalist, and I also think this is one more of wdfw’s dumbest rules. Don’t kill them and haul them home unless you live really close by, and cook them right away.
Crayfish have a enzyme that causes there meat to break down quickly once killed. If native, take them home live on ice. If non native cook them at the lake. If you are in a mixed species area this rule is very stupid, as I would not keep the invasive species unless I was eating them there. This rule does not do anything to prevent the spread of invasive species, if people want to spread them they still will. It only makes legal crawfishing more difficult. :twocents:
Post by: Norman89 on July 29, 2019, 09:00:51 PM
Post by: The Marquis on July 30, 2019, 09:08:17 AM
May be note worthy but I have never seen or caught a non native crawfish in Western Washington, maybe the east side guys could chime in??
Same for me (also west side). Signal's all the time.
Post by: Evil_EdwardO on July 30, 2019, 10:23:34 AM
Post by: Whitenuckles on August 02, 2019, 07:59:00 PM
I'm on the east side and have never caught a non-native either. I primarily crawdad out of the Snake River though.:yeah:
All I catch is signals
Post by: jagermiester on August 05, 2019, 09:08:57 AM
Post by: fowl smacker on August 05, 2019, 10:17:10 AM
:yeah:Made some crawdad dip last night. Boy was it good.
(https://i.imgur.com/nE8o8IRl.jpg)
I want that recipe!
Post by: The Marquis on August 06, 2019, 02:22:26 PM
:yeah:Made some crawdad dip last night. Boy was it good.
(https://i.imgur.com/nE8o8IRl.jpg)
I want that recipe!
I'll try to remember what was used. I sort of adapted a recipe I had and this turned out quite tasty. When I find it and do that, I'll send it both of your way.
Post by: shootem on August 06, 2019, 08:32:07 PM
Post by: Whitenuckles on August 07, 2019, 09:27:28 AM
So what traps do you use? Are they shrimp rigs?Shrimp traps work great.
Post by: benhuntin on August 07, 2019, 09:30:43 AM
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Post by: The Marquis on September 11, 2019, 02:16:40 PM
It's a small recipe so you can use it with a smaller harvest (think 3 lbs of cooked, unpeeled crawdads to get enough meat, I've also used HALF that and it's still turned out quite good without altering the rest of the recipe).
1/4 cup butter
half a bunch of green onions
1/2 lb of crawdad meat (claws or tails)
1 minced garlic clove
2 oz. pimentos (half the small jar)
1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
4 oz. cream cheese
stovetop:
melt butter, add green onions and cook on medium until onions are tender.
Stir in crawdads, garlic, pimentos and cajun seasoning. Cook 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
reduce heat to low
Stir in cream cheese until the contents of your pot are smooth and bubbly.