I head out on a late-season hunt to show you how I trap signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in a small river here in the Pacific Northwest. It was a lot of fun to make this video; I hope you enjoy it!
Update 19Jul19: A few folks have called me out on a laconic comment I made in this video about Chinese-made crayfish traps. I perhaps did a poor job of trying to make my point. Please know that I definitely wasn't trying to criticize all Chinese manufactures, and I absolutely do not espouse or condone any kind of prejudice against China as a country or its people (or anyone else, for that matter). I was simply trying to say that in my experience--and my experience only--with different crayfish traps, I have found those made in China to be of inferior quality. I am willing to spend more to buy the traps I use, especially knowing that in addition to the better quality, my purchase supports a small family business based here in the US. Again, I could have made this point far more eloquently in the video. My thanks to those of you who commented to draw my attention to this, and I'll do my best to be more clear when making future videos!
A few people have asked where I bought my Swedish-made traps. I ordered them from:
www.trapperarne.com
Please note that I am not affiliated in any way with this site, but I have purchased from them a few times and they were very good. They also have some great information about crayfishing on their site. For another source of traps, check out:
www.procrayster.com
These are high-quality traps made in the US. You can also check out their YouTube channel, Crayster, for lots of great content.
I hope that helps. Good luck!
