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Catching crawfish with nets?
Posted on 3/29/23 at 11:27 am
Posted on 3/29/23 at 11:27 am
I’m looking to catch some crawfish with nets. Does anyone have a recommendations for places around West Feliciana or Point Coupee to catch crawfish that can be accessed without a boat? I have a kayak but I don’t know if that’s ideal. I don’t want anyone’s secret spot just some general recommendations.
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Posted on 3/29/23 at 12:39 pm to evan164
You could look into Sherburn South Farm.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 1:12 pm to evan164
Following.
I'm heading to Sherburne South Farm soon to check things out. Note (my understanding) you will need a WMA access permit ($20) and probably a fishing license ($17) to use South Farm.
Congrats OP on your first post.
I'm heading to Sherburne South Farm soon to check things out. Note (my understanding) you will need a WMA access permit ($20) and probably a fishing license ($17) to use South Farm.
Congrats OP on your first post.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 1:14 pm to eatpie
You'll also need a way to get back there, 4 wheeler, bicycle + wagon etc. Long walk pulling a wagon.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 1:57 pm to evan164
We've caught them in the drainage ditches in the sugar cane and soybean fields.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 4:59 pm to evan164
I did that for so many years, but that was ages ago now.
Three dozen nets baited with good size chunks of beef melt, hip boots, long pole and one of those old light wooden slat baskets with a piece of rope looped over the shoulders to put the crawfish in.
I'd head out to the canals on the side of old Hwy. 51 between Laplace and Manchac and fill a couple sacks of mudbugs.
Today, I only miss the nostalgia of doing that. Catching a sack or two like that is hard work between baiting the nets, slogging through the water setting them out, running them every 1/2 hour or so and then heading home to clean all of your equipment up and boil the damn things to eat. It could wind up being a long day.
Three dozen nets baited with good size chunks of beef melt, hip boots, long pole and one of those old light wooden slat baskets with a piece of rope looped over the shoulders to put the crawfish in.
I'd head out to the canals on the side of old Hwy. 51 between Laplace and Manchac and fill a couple sacks of mudbugs.
Today, I only miss the nostalgia of doing that. Catching a sack or two like that is hard work between baiting the nets, slogging through the water setting them out, running them every 1/2 hour or so and then heading home to clean all of your equipment up and boil the damn things to eat. It could wind up being a long day.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 5:39 pm to gumbo2176
Don't know where you've crawfished, but if you leave a net of beef melt out for 30 min, you won't catch a lot. They will tear that beef melt up and once that blood runs out, you catch less on that same piece.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 6:09 pm to lsuson
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Don't know where you've crawfished, but if you leave a net of beef melt out for 30 min, you won't catch a lot. They will tear that beef melt up and once that blood runs out, you catch less on that same piece.
Well, slogging through the swamp in thigh high water running 3 dozen nets takes about 30 minutes to complete the run and empty what was caught into a sack.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 7:22 am to eatpie
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I'm heading to Sherburne South Farm soon to check things out. Note (my understanding) you will need a WMA access permit ($20) and probably a fishing license ($17) to use South Farm.
Far as I know all you need is fishing license. Unless they changed it. We did it for many of years. Haven't been in last couple of years. Water was really low last time I went. A wagon is all you really need.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 7:55 am to Higgysmalls
From what I understand, you have to pay for the $20 permit now to use any LDWF managed property.
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Use any LDWF-administered property, including WMAs, refuges, and conservation areas, for any activity WMA Access Permit
Annual permit: $20 for both residents and nonresidents;
Posted on 3/30/23 at 8:19 am to evan164
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge. Its closed now because it’s flooded with Mississippi River water. It’s a good spot to crawfish along the road going through the refuge. It opens when the mississippi river gets down to 26’ in St. Francisville.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 9:27 am to gumbo2176
If its that deep I'm not wading through that. Takes too long like you said. I'd get a pirogue or small kayak to make that run. Much easier.
Posted on 3/31/23 at 11:47 am to eatpie
Thanks! Yeah I think I am going to check that out after work today, just explore a little.
Edit:sherburn
Edit:sherburn
This post was edited on 3/31/23 at 11:56 am
Posted on 3/31/23 at 11:49 am to gumbo2176
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Three dozen nets baited with good size chunks of beef melt, hip boots, long pole and one of those old light wooden slat baskets with a piece of rope looped over the shoulders to put the crawfish in. I'd head out to the canals on the side of old Hwy. 51 between Laplace and Manchac and fill a couple sacks of mudbugs.
I’m going to keep this in mind! Thanks!
Posted on 3/31/23 at 11:53 am to JRinNOLA
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Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge. Its closed now because it’s flooded with Mississippi River water. It’s a good spot to crawfish along the road going through the refuge. It opens when the mississippi river gets down to 26’ in St. Francisville.
I live near here and it was my first pick but I’m going to wait for turkey season to wind on down and the river to drop before i start exploring out there
Posted on 3/31/23 at 11:54 am to gumbo2176
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I'd head out to the canals on the side of old Hwy. 51 between Laplace and Manchac and fill a couple sacks of mudbugs.
We did this often in my younger days. When setting your nets step in the mud around nets to stir 'em up. We called this the "mugbug stomp"
Posted on 3/31/23 at 12:39 pm to evan164
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Hwy. 51 between Laplace and Manchac and fill a couple sacks of mudbugs.
I’m going to keep this in mind! Thanks!
caught many sacks out there growing up
unfortunately, just like the ducks, crawfish arent there anymore
pearl river off of the side of i-10 has been productive in the past
have your wma day permit at the ready...
Posted on 3/31/23 at 1:07 pm to evan164
Around that area I don’t, but man, that’s some good memories from when I was a kid. Almost every spring Sunday, we’d head out to some ditches around Bayou Black with nets, an ice chest and some melt or chicken parts. Good times.
Posted on 3/31/23 at 8:56 pm to lsuson
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Don't know where you've crawfished, but if you leave a net of beef melt out for 30 min, you won't catch a lot
Caught plenty of crawfish using pyramid nets and a couple pounds of melt, fishing all day. There’s no better bait for crawfish.
Posted on 4/1/23 at 12:49 am to Dissident Aggressor
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caught many sacks out there growing up
unfortunately, just like the ducks, crawfish arent there anymore
Yep. I'll sometimes ride old Hwy. 51 instead of the newer overhead interstate and almost all that area where I crawfished years ago are dried up and what's left is so full of trash I'd not even drop a net in the water.
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