Trapping in freshwater rivers and lakes?

epicmoe

Wasn't sure whether to place this here or in fishing.

Is there anything worth trapping for in the freshwaters of Ireland? Any eel ? Crayfish etc?

Thanks!

shooting101

Can't trap eel as there protected don't know about certain stuff to trap but I'm sure there's loads of crayfish to trap etc.

bluezulu49

According to the National Parks and Wildlife Service the white clawed crayfish is protected by law.

See https://www.npws.ie/research-projects/animal-species/invertebrates/white-clawed-crayfish-austropotamobius-pallipes

bbsrs

Beavers.

MarcinG

Fvck all crayfish left in ireland protected or not. 10yrs ago if i let softbait touch bottom in canal i had 50 50 chance of reeling it back with crayfish attached. It has beed few years since i saw single crayfish anywhere. Permitted or not i would leave crayfish alone.

JakeBell

Mink!

dodderangler

Signal crayfish are invasive so they can be caught and eaten. Met a fella years ago in blessington lake catching them. Says they're gorgeous to eat.

kildare lad

dodderangler wrote: »

Signal crayfish are invasive so they can be caught and eaten. Met a fella years ago in blessington lake catching them. Says they're gorgeous to eat.

i didnt think there was signals in ireland, they'll destory whatever stocks of native crayfish if they spread,

viper123

dodderangler wrote: »

Signal crayfish are invasive so they can be caught and eaten. Met a fella years ago in blessington lake catching them. Says they're gorgeous to eat.

There are no signal crawfish in Ireland.

Zzippy

epicmoe wrote: »

Wasn't sure whether to place this here or in fishing.

Is there anything worth trapping for in the freshwaters of Ireland? Any eel ? Crayfish etc?

Thanks!

The only legal method of fishing in freshwater in Ireland is by rod and line, unless you are a licensed commercial trout fisherman on certain lakes in the midlands. Eel fishing is prohibited. Crayfish are a protected species under the Wildlife Act, trapping or interfering with them in any way is illegal.

dodderangler wrote: »

Signal crayfish are invasive so they can be caught and eaten. Met a fella years ago in blessington lake catching them. Says they're gorgeous to eat.

Signal crayfish would be invasive if they got to these shores. There are no records of any signal crayfish in Ireland, and hopefully never will be. They carry crayfish plague, which they are immune to, but devastates white-clawed crayfish populations exposed to it.

blackpearl

Zzippy wrote: »

The only legal method of fishing in freshwater in Ireland is by rod and line, unless you are a licensed commercial trout fisherman on certain lakes in the midlands. Eel fishing is prohibited. Crayfish are a protected species under the Wildlife Act, trapping or interfering with them in any way is illegal.




Signal crayfish would be invasive if they got to these shores. There are no records of any signal crayfish in Ireland, and hopefully never will be. They carry crayfish plague, which they are immune to, but devastates white-clawed crayfish populations exposed to it.

Never ever recorded in the 32 counties miss info.

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blackpearl wrote: »

Never ever recorded in the 32 counties miss info.

That's what he said!