Rhubarb wine

do u go foraging for crayfish?

 

Steady now Rachel:D

You can use them to make elderflower wine out of season, don't need that much of them as they're quite pungent.

That was a bit of a tangent, but yes I have tried for the crayfish, must be doing something wrong though as i've never managed to catch one in a trap.

Only time I have caught some is when we diverted the river & drained one of the courses.

Big things about half the size of a lobster, hiding in crevises.:OUCH:

 

Rhubarb wine made a day ago and 4 year old stuff

 

when i saw where u live crayfish was the first thing i thought of lol:D i would luv to find some of them if we had them up here i would never be out of the river

 

7 month old Raspberry,Cherry & Blueberry Vodka

 

You can't trap the signal crays without a licence, but I think the Environment Agency have admitted defeat, the signal has won in most rivers around here.

If I were Huge Furry Whittingstall, I would of had a bucket of them out by now & be wading in for seconds.

But i'm only Nick Knowles apparently so I don't get such a good TV program:DOH:

 

And there may well be a good reason for that as I've heard of otters being killed by being trapped/drowned in the likes of those expanding 'prawn nets' set for signals and left unattended overnight - and not by me!

 

A very good point Scrunge

I couldn't live with that on my conscience.

Hand catching only then

 

I didnt know u needed a licence i thought it was just the natives u couldnt collect!oh well atleast i know if i go camping in england :DOH:i luv hughif i didnt have a partner i would marry him:D

 

yeah totally agree i would be doing it wiv my hands and a bucket,the woman next door to me found a hedgehog dead caught in her fruit netting

 

Thats horrible Rachel. My sympathies there. No one wants a dead hedgehog. They are so lovely. I had one stuck on my fist once but thats another story:DOH: