Anybody fish for Crayfish?

I have been thinking about trying for some too and would love some advice years ago I put a prawn trap in Shawinigan with a salmon head and caught a bunch next time I tried I caught the otter that was messing up my boat
 
I bought crayfish traps off amazon. Have not used them yet. They seem pretty cool. And my work
 
I got a crayfish trap years ago for the kids to use off the dock at Sprout Lake, hours of fun baited with a trout head. Its shaped the same as a dome shaped folding prawn trap just smaller with 1cm mesh.
 
Interesting video. Some recipes in the comments:
 
I’m far from having it mastered but we always manage a feed. I have home built traps from Home Depot mesh, I think I’m into the pair for like $12, I use bulk hot dogs for bait. I’ve never dropped them from a boat as it’s usually an off season pastime. I have 50’ of rope, stand on one end then toss em as far as possible and then tie off to a tree. Let em soak 4-6 hrs, sometimes overnight. Through trial and error I have a few spots close to town that usually produce but I couldn’t tell you depth.
 
I have done something a bit different during the summer but with waders I think it would work now. I would wade out in the water about knee deep and mound some rocks. Next place a couple tins of cat food with some poked holes around your mound. Leave till it gets dark out, wade over with a flash light in one hand and long tongs in the other. When the light is shone on them they freeze. Place tongs over and gently close. I just float my pot for cooking them right beside me and toss em in. I have done surprisingly well with this method.
 
I have done something a bit different during the summer but with waders I think it would work now. I would wade out in the water about knee deep and mound some rocks. Next place a couple tins of cat food with some poked holes around your mound. Leave till it gets dark out, wade over with a flash light in one hand and long tongs in the other. When the light is shone on them they freeze. Place tongs over and gently close. I just float my pot for cooking them right beside me and toss em in. I have done surprisingly well with this method.
Sounds like a good time.
 
It is actually fun, just like being a kid again. The lake I go to is loaded, so there are swarms of them. Must have looked crazy to anyone looking out on the water.
 
It is actually fun, just like being a kid again. The lake I go to is loaded, so there are swarms of them. Must have looked crazy to anyone looking out on the water.
Oh I wasn't being sarcastic. Sounds like a blast.
 
Many years ago I was at Cowichan lake, there was a commotion with some kids wading in the water. I went to see what all the hullabaloo was about. These kids had a crayfish that was enormous. It looked like a small lobster. Being a lifelong Vancouver Island guy, I have seen lots of these critters in my fishing travels. This was hands down the biggest one I ever saw. It was molested in a bucket for half an hour or so then I convinced them to let it go. I wish I had a picture of it but this was from far before cell phones with cameras were even an idea. It was about triple the size of any other one I've ever seen.
 
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