We use to eat them all the time when we was youngins and they are better fresh from the creeks than they are in a restaraunt ..
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I used to catch them near Fall Creek Falls in Tennessee when I was visiting family. Also, since I've moved to South Carolina I found a good seafood place and got a few lbs of crawfish tails for some etoufee!!!! Can't wait to make it in the coming weeks.
Glad you asked the question. I used to find these guys by hand when i was a kid as well. Took my oldest last year up to Etowah to do the same and he was so excited when we found them left and right at the time. So I have been thinking of getting some traps so we can do this together. Sounds like a great time!
I think you have to have a fishing licence to craw fish, but not sure, might want to check the regs.
You have to have a fishing licence to frog gig in Tenn. Who would have thought it?
You have to have a fishing licence to frog gig in Tenn. Who would have thought it?
I checked the regs and did not find anything that states you need a license to catch crawfish; however, it appears that there are over 20 species of crayfish on the Georgia Protected Species List, so the ones you are catching best not be on the list. Also "any crayfish can be used for fishing bait as long as they are not collected from crayfish burrows or exported from the state of Georgia."
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Thanks for mentioning the regs, I will check into that as well as the restrict species. Anyone know a good place to find those crawfish traps? Now...any good recipes. 
check the internet for pre-made traps and check youtube to learn how to make your own. I like 'em steamed with a little "Slap Ya Mamma" seasoning and some drawn butter but the truth is, they are delicious any way you cook 'em. If you steam or boil them, Ice them down immediately and sling some seasoning on them. In about an hour the will be very easy to remove from shell...some great eating!
A buddy and I laid 3 deer in a creek one hot opening week,to cool`em.We`d pull them up every day,get about 4 dozen craws out of the chest cavities,and fry`em up.
