where in the uk can i catch crayfish?

Question

i live in borehamwood (not fsr from watford) in hertfordshire where can i catch crayfish here and anywhere in the uk?

Answer 1

Hi, the river thames has them (just past the queen Elizabeth bridge at Dartford M25, there is a place just upstream from Dartford called Erith there is a jetty there, the blokes there catch loads, (i have seen the creepy little blighters) from borehamwood it will take you approx 40 mins on the M25 going towards Dartford

Answer 2

I'm going to assume crayfish in the UK are about like crayfish in the US. Take a milk carton and cut it in half. Sink the lower half in a shallow part of the stream or river (put a rock in it; the lip of the carton should be just under the surface by about 1"). Put a half-slab of bacon in the carton, and come back the next day. You'll have crayfish.

Answer 3

Hiya,
the river Nairn in the north of Scotland is infested with Red Signal Crayfish. No problem catching them.

Answer 4

Hollyhead - Wales i went there with the family about a year ago and was able to catch a lot of crayfish

Answer 5

I have seen them in clean freshwater streams in the limestone areas of the Peak District. I don't think they were large enough to eat (American-style) though!

Answer 6

In streams and by the leg.