Crawdads banned at lake castias?

JohnMarino · Post by **JohnMarino** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:05 am

I Read an article in won bass about those quagga muscles and the stop on getting them to our lakes. Is crawdads banned as of in effect of now or soon??

- John

oakview · Post by **oakview** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:55 am

Hey John, nice fish in Florida...

As for the crawfish, it is safe to say they are banned...they are the #1 carrier for the mussel...

Anyway, I hope you and your father are doing good...I'm still working on everything...

See you on the water.
D.

JohnMarino · Post by **JohnMarino** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:05 am

hey dave,

Everythings good, except I broke my right hand for xmas lol So im out for 4-6 weeks. haven't fished in a while last time was in florida. Killed the peacock bass and LMB on swimbaits

it was a blast

Its better off if the crawdads are banned, the poachers & newbies wont kill all our big bass.

Good luck on the tourney see you at the weigh-in

DougH · Post by **DougH** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:30 pm

It would be nice if they would ban crawdads at Lopez too...

Dave Wilson · Post by **Dave Wilson** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:09 pm

The fearsome mud bug, crawpappy, ditch lobster will most likely be making a comeback at a Lake Casitas near you.( remember- u heard it unofficially). They are raised in places the Q mussel isn't found......

Oldschool · Post by **Oldschool** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:28 pm

With any luck we should get through the pre spawn before the crayfish ban is lifted. Would be nice if crayfish (crawdads) and all live bait are banned throughout SoCal lakes. The guides would cry and the bass population would be better off.
Tom

Ray L. · Post by **Ray L.** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:17 pm

I hope the ban is lifted. I may not fish with dad's but I know a lot who do. Including kids who are first learning.

oakview · Post by **oakview** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:05 pm

After this post started, I started paying attention when I went through the gate and when they did thier inspection for the last 3 days...

No where did it say crawfish were banned but everyone thier said they were. Also, they weren't looking for them or asking if I had them..

So...who knows but if you want to fish them...go for it...

As for the lake since the rain...it came up about 2 feet and has alot of trash floating in the water...DeepCat is a dark brown and trash floating everywhere...also the lake planted 150 christmas trees...not very well I must say...most of them are floating in different areas...

See you on the water
D.