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Crayfish, Crawdads, Mudbugs Question

Discussion in 'Fishing Chatter = anything to do with fishing' started by michael Derosier, Feb 19, 2016.


  1. michael Derosier

    michael Derosier Guest
    Fishing Chatter

    Crayfishing Question


    So up here in the North I love to crayfish, so I figured down there I could do it year round. But I could not find any regulations for Florida. Like on trap size and any of that info. If someone can point me in the right direction that would be awesome.



    Thanks again for any and all help

    Mike
     
  2. michael Derosier

    michael Derosier Guest
    Fishing Chatter

    Ok I finally found the answer no real regulations short of a few that you cant take.

    So does anyone here go for these? I love them a crayfish boil YUMMM
     
  3. Ben Bacon

    Ben Bacon Treasure Hunter

    Down here it"s shrimp lobster and oysters
     
  4. michael Derosier

    michael Derosier Guest
    Fishing Chatter

    Well IMHO they are better then shrimp and a hell of allot easier to catch. 5-6 traps over a weekend can get you 50-60 pounds of crayfish. Depending on the body of water.

    But heck that just means more for me LOL

    Below a stock pic of a Crayfish boil OMG I'm in heaven

    boiled-crawfish.jpg
     
  5. Michael Walker

    Michael Walker Master Gunner

    Hi Michael, as a Louisiana native living in the sunshine state, I can tell you the best crawfish are going to be in the lower Louisiana areas. I haven't heard of any place around the central area of Florida to go crawfishing. As Ben said, it's shrimp and lobsters here. But I'm with ya, a dozen traps with chicken necks will get you a nice dinner quick! Also, crawfish emerge from their burrows around mid January and stay active till about May-June , at which point they burrow back down into the mud and stay dormant till the following year. Good luck!
     
  6. michael Derosier

    michael Derosier Guest
    Fishing Chatter

    thanks I have been doing some research and they are there, just not as popular as where your from Michael. thanks for the advice up here I start getting them in June-September. Mostly rivers
    But I have been watching some YouTube videos of them catching them in Florida. But I hear you with the Shrimp and Lobsters, just those you have to work for them the Crayfish is dang easy. I even purge them in a kiddie pool to get all the grim and mud out of them.

    Just cant wait only 14 weeks left until the move
     
  7. Michael Walker

    Michael Walker Master Gunner

    Good luck and good to know, we'll be waiting for you!
     
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  8. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member

    Well than bring some to our next shrimp fry
     
  9. michael Derosier

    michael Derosier Guest
    Fishing Chatter

    that's a deal once I get down there
     
  10. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member

    I will look forward to trying some of them...
     
  11. SpecFisher16

    SpecFisher16 Cabin Boy

    Ive caught some before when I'm dipnetting in freshwater but they are very small. However I once set up a fish trap I made out of a 2 liter bottle and the next day there was a pretty large crawfish inside. Set some traps out there. I'd be really interested to see what you get.
     

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