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[Fallow Buck]

We went Crayfish trapping on monday atr a mates trout lakes & river. A few hours netted over 250 crays. American signals using old makrel for bait.

I've currently got about 50+ in a tank in the garage that I need to get rid of before I go on holiday on saturday. I'll be ringing round for takers later.


Rgds,
FB

[roseway]

As a point of order, why does the rat counjour (sorry spelling) up all things bad?
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Me, the rat is a wonderful piece of mother natures enginering. Don't blame the animal, blame the idiot that let them in in the first place.

The problem with rats of course is that they live in some pretty unpleasant places such as sewers, and as a result they carry some nasty diseases which humans can catch. But you're dead right about not blaming the animal; the horrible word 'vermin' is all too commonly used as an excuse for persecution and cruelty.

Eric

[jenny_haddow]

I'm going to go for a long walk across the flatlands here soon, taking a suitable bag for whatever I happen to stumble upon. Apart from eels, watercress springs to mind. You cant beat an opportunist country walk!

Jen

[roseway]

Of course eels are as slippery as, er, eels, so you'll have some fun catching them if you do encounter any. I guess that some rough-surfaced gloves might help.

Eric

[Rik vonTrense]

A forked stick is handy and then you must use the eel grip......

behind the head......some of them have a go at biting.....


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[Wohoki]

A bit of old sack or a flannel works well, but don't leave it in your pocket and forget about it as fish slime doesn't smell too good when it's stale.

[Fallow Buck]

The easiest way to grip one is to make a fist and grip it accross your knuckles on the outside , held in place by your middle finger going over the top. Bar towels are also usefull if only to clean yourself up afterwards!! Eel slime stinks!!


Rgds,
FB

[Josh]

We went Crayfish trapping on monday atr a mates trout lakes & river. A few hours netted over 250 crays. American signals using old makrel for bait.

I've currently got about 50+ in a tank in the garage that I need to get rid of before I go on holiday on saturday. I'll be ringing round for takers later.


Rgds,
FB

It's amazing how quick they've spread. I used to loads of matchfishing when I was a kid and you'd never catch a crayfish. 10 years on they're absolutely everywhere. Whatever idiot decided to introduce those needs their head examined.

[pokerpete]

My local river is the Test: �200 a day and a two fish bag. Anyone else is shot at, and I know the river-keeper, but he isn't interested in eel pie.

Of course the River Test is the most expensive, and prestigous trout fishery in this country, but I'm a bit miffed that you can't set eel traps, or indeed get rid of the crayfish.

[jenny_haddow]

You would think it would be in the interest of good river management wouldn't you? I suppose at the end of the day it's your money they are after.

Jen

[jenny_haddow]

I used to set deadlines for eels when I was a kid and invariably caught one. We use to pin them to the ground with a wooden fork cut from the trees, we always had a pen knife, or shuck knife we used to call them, in our pockets for cutting the necessary bits and bobs. We'd be arrested nowadays! Whatever we caught we brought back in a sack, which kept them a bit sweeter, and when I started flyfishing a while back I bought a very pricy hessian bag to put my fish in. Should have run one up on the machine!

Jen

[moggy]

I'm going to go for a long walk across the flatlands here soon, taking a suitable bag for whatever I happen to stumble upon. Apart from eels, watercress springs to mind. You cant beat an opportunist country walk!

Jen

Still good for dandelions and nettles

[Wohoki]

Don't forget field mint and horseradish.

[jenny_haddow]

Absolutely, and fat hen. Had some nice horseradish out of the field behind the house a couple of weeks ago,really made your eyes water!

[Rik vonTrense]

We have a field up here that has a couple of horses in it funny enough but it is absolutely full of horseradish........as far as the eye can see it's waist high
snag is it takes an age to dig up unless you have a JCB



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