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    Looking to do a little crawfighing this summer. I am in Southern Maryland and am looking for local knowledge of lakes or rivers that hold crawfish. Thanks

  • #2
    The creeks of tidal Potomac have red swamp crawfish. No idea how far down river they go though.

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    • #3
      i know absolutely nothing about this, and never heard of someone targeting them in the delmarva area! would love to know more from someone who has info. when i was kid, i would find random ones while playing in the local creek and looking under small rocks looking for salamanders in montgomery county, md, but i grew up calling them crayfish, ha. ah, miss those days
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      • #4
        The red swamp ones burrow into the muddy banks of creek channels. The holes are about 2" in diameter.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by jet View Post
          i know absolutely nothing about this, and never heard of someone targeting them in the delmarva area! would love to know more from someone who has info. when i was kid, i would find random ones while playing in the local creek and looking under small rocks looking for salamanders in montgomery county, md, but i grew up calling them crayfish, ha. ah, miss those days
          I call them crayfish too, I only look for them for bait or to see what color lure to use. I find them in shallow pools, usually under rocks. I'm not familiar with the red swamp variety.
          -Mike
          Mike
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          • #6
            I used to catch them at family reunions on the upper Patapsco river near Marriotsville md we would catch em by flipping rocks in the shallows with a plastic cup they were usually small so it to a lot for it to be worth eating but they were always good we grilled them on the barbecue. I know down south they use traps but don't have any idea how that works
            D Hawk
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            • #7
              The two methods i have used in the past to catch a bucket full.

              1. Head lamp after dark in the shallows wading. Crawfish are nocturnal in nature so they are extremely active after dark. Sometimes you can find hundreds in a short time witrh this method.

              2. Minnow trap baited with fancy feast. I have set multiple traps in areas i know holding good crawfish populations and had good success catching numbers of crawfish.

              Hope this helps you.

              Meadeo
              2012 135 Wilderness Systems Angler

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              • #8
                I use Meadeo's method...minnow trap with a couple hot-dogs in it...place it deeper hole of practically any creek, overnight, and you should have a few/several/a bunch? Depending on how good the population in the creek is. Good luck
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Meadeo View Post
                  The two methods i have used in the past to catch a bucket full.

                  1. Head lamp after dark in the shallows wading. Crawfish are nocturnal in nature so they are extremely active after dark. Sometimes you can find hundreds in a short time witrh this method.

                  2. Minnow trap baited with fancy feast. I have set multiple traps in areas i know holding good crawfish populations and had good success catching numbers of crawfish.

                  Hope this helps you.

                  Meadeo
                  Meado, What areas are you referring to???

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