Trapping crayfish Uk, how to trap crayfish, signal crayfish traps and the law,

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Today I am trapping Crayfish in my local river, the river Brue. How to trap crayfish, where to trap crayfish and what does the law say about trapping crayfish in the Uk?
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@gardenerstale 2 жыл бұрын

Love this really inspiring to get out and catch some crayfish. The original video you did on explaining it was so helpful as well! 👍

@Mark-td4gl Жыл бұрын

We have hundreds of them in our large pond in France. I catch them in baited traps, purge them and dispatch them by pulling their central tail flap out which also pulls out their trails. In Somerset years ago I used to collect them in a stream when they were hiding under rocks during moulting. On the BBQ they were great tasting whole - just like soft shell crabs.

@MrKaido93 Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesom! Do you think that France and Europe overall are worse off with the presence of the North American Pacific Northwest Signal Crayfish? In general , what is a fully grown Signal Crayfish size in France?

@williamjames9725 3 жыл бұрын

Love videos like these Carl. I definitely need to go trapping and fishing more often; such a great resource. Near us on the eastern coast of Maryland we have an abundance of Blue Crab. Delicious cooked in vinegar and beer!

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great to me! 😊

@cdmChase1 10 ай бұрын

Thank you my man!! Interesting.. cant wait to get some crayfish on the bbq!

@shannonward4393 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl, never had crayfish before. I've only ever eaten a blueswimmer crab. Not for a while, but used to put them in a satay source.... I might need to go fishing lol

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

I think you guys call them yabbys- is that right?

@shannonward4393 3 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub yeah that's right. It's also common for people to breed them at home too I think. But they're pretty much everywhere.

@geoffanddebshipton6797 3 жыл бұрын

You’ve managed to make us want have a go a trapping yabbies (our freshwater crays) again Carl! Used to do it as kids with a bit of strong thread with a bit of meat on the end. Heaps of fun but we never ate them, just released them - I would now though!

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

They are SOOOOO delicious 🤤

@brianlambourn3838 2 күн бұрын

Vert instructive

@hesalovelybuoy5944 4 ай бұрын

im up in the north, and the ea generally doesnt allow trapping in our rivers as theres some natives and also trapping benefits crayfish populations by removing large cannibalistic males, however i do still want to trap them. idk of any ponds in my area with crayfish in...

@liamprayner214 3 жыл бұрын

I love crayfish. I need to get back into it

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

Do it! I’ve been putting my traps back in every day and collecting a few each night.

@liamprayner214 3 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub I'm going to go out with my net on Sunday I think

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

@@liamprayner214 GREAT! 👍😁

@stevemcgarrett24 10 ай бұрын

These crayfish feed primarily at night, so traps should be left overnight for best results. The best baits are also fish based, a cheap tin from a supermarket, with the lid partly opened is ideal.

@crazycrab8578 2 жыл бұрын

the river ouse is full of them, got a few , a few years ago, left in bath for 24hrs, then boiled for 10 to 15mins, nice

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Great job 😊👍

@NOT_SURE.. 2 жыл бұрын

is that the ouse near huntingdon ? i just got myself a trap and going to give it a go , i used to live in guilford and there were millions in that river

@crazycrab8578 2 жыл бұрын

@@NOT_SURE.. not sure, was fishing with me dad, he drove, my son was just putting bait into the water, and he was picking them up, that river needs a GOOD crayfish BBQ weekend or two,

@leslielangabeer3043 2 жыл бұрын

What is the music you play on your video I think it’s the same as on the Sleep ranch channel. I love your content @ presentation keep up the good work thankyou.

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leslie 👍😊 The music is from the Apple IMovie app which is where I do my editing.

@deanroylance8037 Жыл бұрын

Hi can you plz help I've just sent of two application form for me and my son to try catch crayfish.can I ask did they just send out your licence or did you have to send proof of permission from land owners?

@rogerrabbit6522 2 жыл бұрын

Good video bud, I went out with Annette but she was boring.

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, and 😂

@colinstares6207 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video, where can I purchase a uk legal crayfish trap as I’ve seen plenty for sale that include crab catching but these traps have a large entrance for crabs

@chengzi1111 9 ай бұрын

Plenty on eBay😃

@jackbeckett2838 Жыл бұрын

What part of the country are you in? I'm looking to move out of London to somewhere more rural with a bit of woodland.

@gumpysee3644 Жыл бұрын

have u got a licnce as i have applied for one but because of staff shortages ( ha ha that old chestnut ) they are not processing them atm . shoild i just get a uk legal trap anyway as it is getting beyond a joke with the world coming to a stand still because of covid still

@mrfoameruk 4 ай бұрын

I saw a video the other day where a trap had caught an otter and it died as it could not get out and drowned.

@oiho8351 Ай бұрын

Crayfish are nocturnal. We got 10kg in one evening.

@crazycrab8578 2 жыл бұрын

not many people know wallnuts grown on trees and what they look like ,, I did not :)

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

And they’re really common here in the UK too

@crazycrab8578 2 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub got 2 trees at chertsey bridge

@klashnacovak47 2 жыл бұрын

I am here because I just watched an American cook 300lb of crayfish on meat church.

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Haha awesome 👏

@paulhanson9837 10 ай бұрын

Maybe a table spoon of salt could help remove the earthy taste

@yogibear3161 2 жыл бұрын

salmon oil is great, sunk your bait in it.

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@grantsimmons8591 Жыл бұрын

Did you find it hard to get a crayfish license?

@richiehales5303 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same trap

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

They are cheap but effective 😊👍

@83duffbeer 10 ай бұрын

Do you know if the license is for a year or for life as I got permission couple of years ago and would love to go trapping again

@chengzi1111 9 ай бұрын

I got the license two days ago and it allows three years🎉😄

@pastailike4021 4 ай бұрын

a licence is required because its trapping, and you could trap native species that are protected. its completely free. the form is kind of straight forward. the licence is for 3 years. do you mean you got a licence or permission from land owner?

@kimjongbingbongtingtong4430 3 ай бұрын

@@pastailike4021 Applied on a couple of occasions and they aren't issuing licences where I live (East Mids - River Soar). Allegedly, the main predators for them are the larger males (highly cannibalistic) - and they're the main catch - so that's why they won't allow me to do it.

@pastailike4021 3 ай бұрын

@@kimjongbingbongtingtong4430 hey thanks for your comment. so i googles a bit on why they might not issue you a licence. fount out the river has white claw crayfish in it an that's brilliant news. if i as you, to get your tags change your body of water location. i could be wrong on this but the tags are not specific to a location but rather the owner.

@cavemanfisher3340 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel , will be watching through and subscribing now,can I suggest just stabbing a tin of luncheon meat/spam put it in your net and your results will double hope this helps 👍👍

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I usually use cat food which I actually switched back to last night. I will let you know later what difference that makes

@cavemanfisher3340 3 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub that’s be excellent best of luck

@cavemanfisher3340 Жыл бұрын

How’d you get on ?

@jimpickens4067 2 жыл бұрын

The hole in the trap seems to exceed the legal size for the UK Crayfish traps and it is also illegal to transport live Crayfish from the water source to somewhere else due to the risk of potentially spreading the spores of the Crayfish plague. You have dispatch them on site and cook them there

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim 👍 (The hole is legal btw 👍)

@devinread9974 2 жыл бұрын

Just applied to get my license only to receive an e-mail saying they aren't processing them at the moment due to staff shortage :(

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! That sucks! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you 👍

@glitchyhitchy1811 Жыл бұрын

Hi I found your video hoping to do some trapping however I was revoked the license here in the UK. I'm in the northwest. I asked why and the response I got was I quote "It is against the crayfish byelaws to use traps for non-native crayfish for the purposes of personal consumption". Did you experience this, id thought they wouldn't care along as they was dead. Resulting in a revoked licence and no tags

@mrdaveofdaveshire4047 Жыл бұрын

Ive just been denied a license to trap signal crayfish also. Apparently the use of traps, even for signal crayfish is illegal in the entirety of Yorkshire. If used for personal consumption. I can still reapply however and use them if they are satisfied I'm using them to conduct scientific research. Which is then deemed legal.

@glitchyhitchy1811 Жыл бұрын

@@mrdaveofdaveshire4047 yeah I'm going to wait a month before reapply but I'm going to apply under fishery management. Its dumb because its illegal to put them back of caught but then they won't let me go catch them =/ id advice applying under fishery management, pretty sure not many fishery will say no if your sensible ofcourse. They might ask for more paperwork for the research, more to fail in my opinion 🤔

@mrdaveofdaveshire4047 Жыл бұрын

@@glitchyhitchy1811 sounds like a good idea. I've gone for the research route and replied to an email of refusal. I'll let you know how it goes

@SirFrogIII Жыл бұрын

@@mrdaveofdaveshire4047is it legal to catch them by hand

@GilaMonster971 11 ай бұрын

I can catch 100/day and it’s free...I don’t need a license. But I’m in the US. I have a river in my yard, so I trap a lot of them.

@wildedibles819 3 жыл бұрын

We have sily laws here on crayfish I

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

State laws?

@wildedibles819 3 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub sorry yes in Ontario we cannot take them across land lol We can use crayfish in the same body of water but cannot take them to a new body of water So we don't usually eat them here

@davidross8709 2 жыл бұрын

Do you require a license to trap crayfish? I know up here in Scotland you need one.

@wildedibles819 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidross8709 you can catch them by hand easily Trapping probably but I don't know It's the transportation of them You can use them to fish in that body of water No transport over land If your on the water or walking the shore line your fine But not over land lol So you cannot bring them home to eat or use for bait for later None of that U use them there or not at all So people down south that have them beside their docks the size of small lobster have been BBQ them on the dock lol That works because technically they cannot take from dock to kitchen if it's across the land lol

@davidross8709 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe that done non indigenous species requires a permit for removal but transportation is certainly a no go incase of populating otherwise uninfested areas 👍

@davidprocter3578 2 жыл бұрын

where are your otter bars chap ?????????????

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

The traps I use are otter safe 👍

@davidprocter3578 2 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub and the titanic was unsinkable. I would not believe the sales pitch If I were you, with very little effort you could make them so it would be pretty awful to pull them up one day to find a drowned otter. Good luck with the crayfishing old loft tanks make good purging pools

@hawkmoon1704 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome..how do you know if the river is clean or if the crayfish are clean enough to consume?

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

Well with regards to the river, I would suggest using all the usual common sense decisions as with any type of fishing or foraging, in this case the river is fairly near the source and with no industrialised areas between me and the source. The crayfish themselves get purged in clean water so they pass anything they may have eaten that I wouldn’t want to. Much like any kind of hunting, fishing or trapping, there are precedents that tell us what animals are safe to consume and crayfish certainly are one of those. 😊

@wokenup5273 2 жыл бұрын

I personally wouldn't eat anything out of uk rivers. Also you need a licence to trap them.

@hammondjes 2 жыл бұрын

My opinion horse chestnuts hold the crown

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

For me it’s all about edibility!

@Branno46 2 жыл бұрын

Only one fault, it is against the law to transport them in water you purge in water when you get home I've trapped for 6 years, and they can stay out of water for hours, I transport dry, then into aerated water tank overnight ,then freeze, cook ,peel and devein then enjoy 😉

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that- thanks for the extra information!

@Branno46 2 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub your welcome sir

@nathanhendry9845 Жыл бұрын

Great video. What do you bait your traps with?

@SelfSufficientHub Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan! I use bacon or ham fat leftovers or cat food usually. 👍

@Rob-on-the-Road Жыл бұрын

I saw an American catching them in America he said the best bait was fresh herring drop a couple in the bottom of the trap and more come when those in the trap are eating.

@curiositycloset2359 11 ай бұрын

Fish heads are cheap

@nicholastyrrell 2 жыл бұрын

Nocturnal trap over night.

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Yep I do that too 👍

@Badger-w8u Жыл бұрын

What a shame we allowed the signal Crayfish to take over and decimate our native Crayfish .

@grizcuz 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if signal crayfish can transmit the hepatitis a virus to humans (when we consume them)? I know that if you're unlucky, you can catch it from commercially produced and retailed mussels (from the sea) and with lots of info lately about our waterways in the UK being deluged with sewage overflows, principally because of irresponsible water companies. It made me wonder if the same was true with crayfish?

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry that’s not something I have knowledge on

@curiositycloset2359 11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure hepatitis is a human decease. I don't think crustations are significantly related to us that this would be a problem?

@curiositycloset2359 11 ай бұрын

This rather sounds like the doctor, when asked how one catches hepatitis, from a couple, said it could be caught from a toilet seat. Upon the husband saying, that must be the reason then, the dr knew who had caught hepatitis. Solomon and baby story.

@curiositycloset2359 11 ай бұрын

But that's just my opinion. Id probably ask your husband on the matter, I'm sure he knows more than I do.

@Paul-qo4ci 2 жыл бұрын

save your fish heads

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Good shout 👍

@giveitaswingoutdoorswithsm2901 Жыл бұрын

Use cat food for bait! trust me its a killer!! Put the mush into your wife s, old stockings/ tights (forming a bait bag)place in the trap and your away 😃👍

@GilaMonster971 11 ай бұрын

Bacon flavored dog treats (the kind like jerky) works good for me in the US.

@richiehales5303 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same trap

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff 👍