Twisted Rizla Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) I dont know if you know this but you need a "license" to trap for crays in the uk. Plenty of info on the .gov sites (Sorry if you already knew this) Yes mate, I do know about the licence. It's free as far as I remember. If you catch one without a licence, you're actually prohibited from throwing it back. Edited January 15, 2017 by Twisted Rizla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embryo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cool. I just thought it worth a mention in case you (or anyone else reading) didnt know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Rizla Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Cool. I just thought it worth a mention in case you (or anyone else reading) didnt know. I reckon they should do away with the bureaucracy. The signal crayfish fuck the banks up as well as decimating the indigenous White Claw numbers and therefore, people should be encouraged to fish for them without the need for licences. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embryo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Schemes teaching kids how to build and use the traps would be a great idea imo get the young uns on it n the problem will be solved especially if chip shops (or more likely, fancy restaurants) will buy them. Could be like the old glass bottle deposit scheme Edited January 15, 2017 by Embryo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Rizla Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Schemes teaching kids how to build and use the traps would be a great idea imo Great idea mate. How to catch, prepare and cook food from the wild should be on the national curriculum. And what a great place to start with the crayfish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr blue Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 The problem with trapping signal crayfish (and the reason some areas won't issue licences), is that pretty much the only thing that predates on signal crayfish are big signal crayfish. Traps catch bigger crayfish much better than small ones, so low intensity trapping can actually lead to population explosions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nl5 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Yea does tend to be full size adult crayfish that the traps catch, wonder why the native crayfish don't eat the invaders there much bigger.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr blue Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 wonder why the native crayfish don't eat the invaders there much bigger..Because the natives have mostly been killed off by the crayfish plague that signals carry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Crays are a nuseince i agree but i also belive some of the big chub perch carp ect wouldn't be as big as they are thats the only good thing about the signals oh an they also pretty tasty one of the lakes i fish they dont mind u chuckin a trap in while u fishing i dint no u needed a license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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