There is a major upside to the Crayfish problem and that is " they taste
absolutely gorgeous " but I'm not in favour of them staying, just trying to
make the best of bad situation.

I liken them to the lobsters that I see on every dive around this country.
Whenever I come across a lobster pot there is usually a Lobster or two
captive and this is true every day in thousands of locations around the uk.
The supply of Lobsters will just not dry up no matter how hard they are
trapped, hunted, taken by divers and eaten by other fish. I have now
accepted that this will be the case with the Cray's but perhaps a part
solution is available.

What if every single river angler bought themselves a crayfish trap and made
it there first bankside task to set this trap for the duration of their
session? What a difference that could make to our rivers and instead of just
tutting and winging ( I'm very guilty ) we can make a difference to the
amount of time a ledgered hard on the bottom bait will last. But what will
the anglers do with all those 100's of thousand of Crayfish? Well Forrest
Gumps mate Bubba said " you can boil em, roast em, grill em, bake em, blend
em, mash em, bbq
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"Alec Powell" wrote in message
...
Seeing as how we've had so much crap posted to this newsgroup lately I
though we might try to get a bit of sensible discussion going :-)
I'm sure that all of us are wallowing in waist deep water over the last
few weeks and am wondering what happens when this occurs!
Primarily our beloved American cousin the Signal crayfish.
This monstrous creature still seems to be infesting our rivers around
this part of the world and I am wondering whether the recent floods may
have flushed them downstream to the Thames and beyond.
I hope so.
The things are a bloody nuisance as well as being detrimental to our
ecological system.
Comments appreciated from all dedicated anglers. Comments from "Save the
Signal Crayfish Appreciation Society" not welcome. :-)
Tight lines
Alec

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Alec Powell

(Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards)

Watlington
Oxfordshire
UK