by Sven Olof Malmqvist
It is one thing to write a column in an aquaculture magazine and an entirely other thing to be a practical grower of any aquatic species.
Years back I put a number of crayfishes (a form of fresh water lobster) in one of my ponds. It is vital that you have a constant inflow of fresh water and, of course, an outlet so there is sufficient circulation and oxygen.
The pond isn’t that big and deep but is brimming with stones and hideouts, which are needed when the crayfish exuviate their shells and are vulnerable to attacks by their own sort. Nature is cruel!
Anyway, I have been fishing every autumn when you are supposed to eat them but so far I have thought they are too small and have thrown them back again.
In Scandinavia we normally go out in the night placing cages in the water. As bait one can use fresh meat, chicken or fishes as cray fish aren’t picky about their food. The next morning you pick them up and empty the catch.
You boil crayfish in really hot water, together with dill, sugar and beer, and then let them cool down.
You eat them cold as is, preferably sitting outside as it is rather messy, as you eat them with your own hands, so you need to cover your clothes to protect them. Shots of aquavit and many glasses of beer will also play an important role in this crayfish party.
Read more HERE.
It is one thing to write a column in an aquaculture magazine and an entirely other thing to be a practical grower of any aquatic species.
Years back I put a number of crayfishes (a form of fresh water lobster) in one of my ponds. It is vital that you have a constant inflow of fresh water and, of course, an outlet so there is sufficient circulation and oxygen.
The pond isn’t that big and deep but is brimming with stones and hideouts, which are needed when the crayfish exuviate their shells and are vulnerable to attacks by their own sort. Nature is cruel!
Anyway, I have been fishing every autumn when you are supposed to eat them but so far I have thought they are too small and have thrown them back again.
In Scandinavia we normally go out in the night placing cages in the water. As bait one can use fresh meat, chicken or fishes as cray fish aren’t picky about their food. The next morning you pick them up and empty the catch.
You boil crayfish in really hot water, together with dill, sugar and beer, and then let them cool down.
You eat them cold as is, preferably sitting outside as it is rather messy, as you eat them with your own hands, so you need to cover your clothes to protect them. Shots of aquavit and many glasses of beer will also play an important role in this crayfish party.
Read more HERE.
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