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Crayfish

  • 29-07-2009 1:46pm
    #1
    Cormdogg
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    Is there crayfish in the Dodder or the Liffey? Has anyone ever encountered them? The indigenous or invasive species, If so where abouts? Thanks


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  • #2
    Zzippy
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    I don't know if there are any crayfish there, but there should definitely be only native ones there if they are, we don't have the signal crayfish in Ireland yet (hopefully!)


  • #3
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Yep, seen them all along the shores of Pollaphouca and in the Liffey around Manor Kilbride.


  • #4
    iascanmore
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    There are loads of them in the Liffey - North Kildare stretch.

    In fact the club reckons crayfish numbers have exploded in recent years.


  • #5
    Degsy
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    There are millions of em in the grand canal around sallins..i wouldnt imagine they havnt reached the liffey.


  • #6
    stevoman
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    lots in the barrow aswell. do the pike feed on them i wonder?

    also what do the crayfish feed on?


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  • #7
    Kimbot
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    stevoman wrote: »
    lots in the barrow aswell. do the pike feed on them i wonder?

    also what do the crayfish feed on?

    We got one just out of the water (He let go of the line and popped back into his buddies) in the Barrow in Garryhinch there a couple of weeks ago. Seems to be loads of them in the Barrow.


  • #8
    coolwings
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    stevoman wrote: »
    lots in the barrow aswell. do the pike feed on them i wonder?

    Yes. They are a major food for both pike and big trout .


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