tees signal crawfish

[Huahin]

Hello xxxxxx I am sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with signal crayfish when angling.

Unfortunately, the crayfish are present in the Tees from Middleton in Teesdale all the way down to at least Stockton area.

Once a breading population is present in an area it is almost impossible to eradicate them and when they are in the numbers that are in the Tees, there is nothing that can be done short of killing everything off in the river and starting again. However, this has been tried in a river system in Scandinavia and a lake in Scotland but even this extreme method did not work as the crayfish returned after a short time.

Trapping may reduce he population size, but the Environment Agency do not allow trapping or any other form of removal to be used.

It is a frustrating situation and I wish there was something we could do about it, but unfortunately, at this moment in time there isn’t. My hope is that someone may come up with a targeted biological control at some point, but there is nothing on the horizon that I am aware of.

Not a response that you would be hoping for I know. All I can suggest is that you contact the E.A. in case they are involved with any research work that we do not know about.

Best regards,

[Huahin]

signal crawfish

tees

[waco]

Hello xxxxxx I am sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with signal crayfish when angling.

Unfortunately, the crayfish are present in the Tees from Middleton in Teesdale all the way down to at least Stockton area.

Once a breading population is present in an area it is almost impossible to eradicate them and when they are in the numbers that are in the Tees, there is nothing that can be done short of killing everything off in the river and starting again. However, this has been tried in a river system in Scandinavia and a lake in Scotland but even this extreme method did not work as the crayfish returned after a short time.

Trapping may reduce he population size, but the Environment Agency do not allow trapping or any other form of removal to be used.

It is a frustrating situation and I wish there was something we could do about it, but unfortunately, at this moment in time there isn’t. My hope is that someone may come up with a targeted biological control at some point, but there is nothing on the horizon that I am aware of.

Not a response that you would be hoping for I know. All I can suggest is that
you contact the E.A. in case they are involved with any research work that we do not know about.

Best regards,
Tees Rivers Trust
Fished short period during a summer flood 6 casts 6 crawfish came home very nice stretch of river ruined ,I've fished middleton,gainford winston egggleston barnard castle area all the same with bait used to get double figure numbers of trout all returned now nothing

was watching a cookery programe the other night and james martin reckons there are loads in our river s and are nice to eat so there you a possible solution , trap them and eat them mebbe

[Davey1970]

was watching a cookery programe the other night and james martin reckons there are loads in our river s and are nice to eat so there you a possible solution , trap them and eat them mebbe

you can only cook and eat the american crawfish, watch you don't take our native crawfish, which are protected. But they do taste nice.

[Huahin]

cooking crawfish

like prawn

[waco]

you can only cook and eat the american crawfish, watch you don't take our native crawfish, which are protected. But they do taste nice.

cheers ok, but a only repeat what the chef said and could not be bothered any way lol

[Huahin]

trapping

not allowed

[Davey1970]

not allowed

wrong.

[Huahin]

an offence to keep any craw fish I'm right

Under the Wildife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), it is an offence
to release, or allow to escape, any non-native species into the wild in the UK
except under licence.
The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996 (as amended),
made under the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980, makes it
an offence to keep any crayfish in England and Wales, except under licence
(with specific exemption areas for signal crayfish).

[Davey1970]

So James Martin, Rick Stein and HFW are above the law then...!....

[Huahin]

no trapping update

wrong.

Dear xxxxxxx

Tel: +4420 847 46558
M. +447717 356784

[Huahin]

update tees

Dear xxxxxxxx

[Davey1970]

so you agree then, the celebrity chef's on tv are above the law.....!......

[Boga]

Under the Wildife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), it is an offence
to release, or allow to escape, any non-native species into the wild in the UK
except under licence.
The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996 (as amended),
made under the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980, makes it
an offence to keep any crayfish in England and Wales, except under licence
(with specific exemption areas for signal crayfish).

There's a difference between "keeping" and "catching" crayfish

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/permissi...-and-sea-trout Here you can apply for a licence to trap them.

And yes I know this thread is old, but information is power

[Wasabi]

You cant get a permit for the tees.