Game & Fish West

CULINARY CRAWFISH

Crawfish live in streams throughout much of the West, and if you’re not dropping a crawfish trap or two on your next fishing trip, you’re missing out on some of the best and easiest-to-get wild food nature has to offer.

Here’s how to go about getting yourself a meal of miniature lobsters as streams warm from spring into summer.

METHOD NOT MADNESS

Using traps is the most efficient method for catching crawfish, as they allow you to go trout or bass fishing while the traps fill

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