Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:22 pm
Richie,
there's a fantastic book called 'Food for free' by Richard Mabey, it's a cracking book for would be foragers.
Go for it with the Crayfish trap, you'll be doing the indigenous fish population a favour. The last time I used mine I had a pile of crays and a very good brown trout in it!! The trout went back though as I was hoping to catch it again later on a rod. I have family in Oxford and my nephews spend plenty of time crayfishing. I think the licence issue is a bit of a farce, I suppose the main thing is to be able to recognise a signal from a native and to make sure you don'r release them.
The main thing with foraging, is not to take on too much at once. Get a good book, look at your surrounding area and then read up on what you would expect to find in your area. Then get out there and get your hands dirty
there's a fantastic book called 'Food for free' by Richard Mabey, it's a cracking book for would be foragers.
Go for it with the Crayfish trap, you'll be doing the indigenous fish population a favour. The last time I used mine I had a pile of crays and a very good brown trout in it!! The trout went back though as I was hoping to catch it again later on a rod. I have family in Oxford and my nephews spend plenty of time crayfishing. I think the licence issue is a bit of a farce, I suppose the main thing is to be able to recognise a signal from a native and to make sure you don'r release them.
The main thing with foraging, is not to take on too much at once. Get a good book, look at your surrounding area and then read up on what you would expect to find in your area. Then get out there and get your hands dirty