From Lake Michigan salmon to the popular catfish, the aquatic version of sirloin steak is the crayfish. Virtually all fish species like to eat them but bass and perch are particularly fond of this crustacean.
Crayfish, crawdad, or crab – they are all the same here in the Midwest. Virtually every freshwater body of water contains them and the fish found there eat them with delight.
Homeowners in many parts of their range find crayfish in small mounds of mud the shape of volcanos in their well-groomed lawns.
Most species of crayfish are omnivorous. They will eat virtually everything. Some will eat only vegetation. But most eat insects, grass, vegetation, earthworms and anything else they come across.
One way of securing the crustacean consists of lowering a piece of meat into their hole on a piece of string. The crayfish grasps the meat and is reluctant to give it up. You raise the bait slowly and the crayfish removed as it reaches the surface. Continue reading – https://dongasaway.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/crayfish-the-anglers-friend/