On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Izaak, gave forth these words of wisdom:
"Peakstroller" wrote in message
...
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?

I good idea in theory but illegal in practise.
A couple of seasons ago I thought about giving it a go. The Thame near
here was inundated with them. After talking to the EA people down at
Reading, (A very helpful bunch BTW), and building my own trap I then
contacted the club who's waters I fish only to find out that the owner
would not give permission :-(
Great. So now it's back to the old routine of a keep net with a loaf in
it thrown out mid-stream. Works a treat but don't tell anyone :-)
Tasty little buggers they are too. (Downside is that I NEVER see any
indigenous crayfish nowadays).
Another point worth mentioning is that the EA reckon someone was seeding
the rivers around Oxfordshire and netting and selling on to restaurants.
Wouldn't put that past some greedy bugger as there always seems to be
crayfish tails on the menu of many of the top caffs round here!
(No - I don't actually eat in them! I'm just a poor postie :-)
Cheers,
Alec
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Alec Powell

(Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards)

Watlington
Oxfordshire
UK