Catching Crayfish
Took Sophie down to the river today for some cray fishing.
The river near us is teeming with the American “Signals” so it didn’t take to long to grab some little monsters.
Our high tech equipment inculded a plumb line I found in a draw with some bacon tied to it, plus a cheap fishing net we bought Sophie. They really are quite stupid and will hang on for quite a while until you net them.
It’s quite strange seeing them appear from the depths, grab some bacon and then head back into the gloom with it like little freshwater lobsters. They really don’t look like they belong in an English river (and I guess these ones don’t), especially when you pull them out as the big ones really are very large.
Anyway, Sophie’s patience was wearing thin so we stopped short of getting a decent meals worth but I may well stick them in the pot tomorrow and see how they taste.
