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Probably a Coonass or two around here that are head suckers.
How's ya Momma and them ?
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Crayfish in the PNW?
- Thread Starter Hal OPeridol
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How's ya Momma and them ?
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If we get some serious takers, I'll order some Conecuh sausage and we'll do it up right
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MUDBUGS !!! 
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Wonder if there's any headed up towards swift either on the Lewis, in Yale, or in swift itself. Lewis has flowing water and rocky bottom. Yale probably would have some too.
From my childhood days in CA we would get them from lake Tahoe by the pounds. As a previous member stated, 5 gal buckets filled to the brim. And yes we called them crawdads.
We had never used a trap, bait or a string as y'all have stated. We would take a deep breath, dive down 10-15 feet to the bottom under the dock, lift up a rock and grab the slowest one behind the "claw arms". Head back up to the surface and drop it in the bucket held by one of the girls on the dock who didn't want to dive for them.
I remember one trip my dad got too sauced and fell asleep on his beach chair. We woke him up by getting one of those crawdads to pinch the bubblegum out of his toe. Good times.
From my childhood days in CA we would get them from lake Tahoe by the pounds. As a previous member stated, 5 gal buckets filled to the brim. And yes we called them crawdads.
We had never used a trap, bait or a string as y'all have stated. We would take a deep breath, dive down 10-15 feet to the bottom under the dock, lift up a rock and grab the slowest one behind the "claw arms". Head back up to the surface and drop it in the bucket held by one of the girls on the dock who didn't want to dive for them.
I remember one trip my dad got too sauced and fell asleep on his beach chair. We woke him up by getting one of those crawdads to pinch the bubblegum out of his toe. Good times.
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Crawdad's are good eatin'...
We have 'em in Whatcom Creek and several other local creeks....not sure if they are native or not.
We used to catch them in Whatcom Falls park when I was a kid. I've also seen them in the Sammamish River so I'm guessing they're in any moving fresh water in the Pacific Northwest.
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Its crawfish.
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I'm sorry sir but it's crawdads and you can't convince me otherwise
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I'm sorry sir but it's crawdads and you can't convince me otherwise
Google any product having to do with crawdads and you won't find anything. Everything says crawfish.
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Maybe so, but that's the PC name for use by the French.
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Way to ruin my childhood. If I did that I'm sure it wouldn't even show up as "crawfish" anyways it would show up as crayfish. But I'll tell you one thing, I've never heard anyone around here say "crayfish" or "crawfish". It's always been crawdads.
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And we all know how those pesky French are with their fancy words
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You sir, deserve the title of Crawdad king!!! And also have some decent time on your hands
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Took no time at all, since they're properly called crawfish. I'd be here all night looking for anything labeled "crawdad".
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You're probably right. But that doesn't change the fact that everyone calls them crawdads. At least in every neck of the woods I've been!
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I've been to a few backwards places myself.
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Are you from SW WA? Or would you know anywhere around SW WA to find crawdads/crawfish/crayfish? After reading this thread I've now been intrigued enough to try and get some. Would be a fun blast from the past
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I heard that the area near the mouth of the Washougal was good. I catch a lot of bass in the area and they are always barfing them up.
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Crawfish on The Washougal River! Who Knew?
Crawfish on the Washougal River?? YEP...there are crawfish and they are big enough to cook up for a crowd. Check out this big crawfish, fresh from the
