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Post by fullstringer98 » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:08 pm

Iknow there are a few that are, but the only one i could name is pine lake in sammamish.
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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:21 am

I haven't been able to find out any places to catch crawfish near arlington and i was wondering if anybody knew some good places up there. Thank you for the help. Also I live in Sammamish and was hoping to catch some of those non-natives and i have built 5 traps but what should i use as bait? I was thinking of catching a few sunfish filleting them taking the fillets for dinner and leaving the part i don't want in the trap. would that work or will other things work better?

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Post by fullstringer98 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:33 am

Fresh fish carcasses work from the same body of water, that would be ideal
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Post by G-Man » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:33 am

Fish carcasses will work and if you don't have those try raw chicken or turkey. A drumstick or two usually works for me and it also works on crab out in the salt. Pikeminnows and suckers also work as bait and since you don't really eat them, you can just slash them up a bit and hang them in trap whole with a bit of wire.

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Post by fullstringer98 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:36 am

They have those in the slough but is it legal to take them and use them with the catch and release?
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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:46 am

thank you :) any tips on how to target the non-natives? i have a a 3'x10" diameter trap, 2 24"x8"diameter,2 24"x12" diameter, and a frabil one. any tips one were the best place to place them in pine lake would be? and how should i place them so curious people dont pull them?

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Post by G-Man » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:57 am

fullstringer98 wrote:They have those in the slough but is it legal to take them and use them with the catch and release?
Take a look at what the regs say.

SAMMAMISH RIVER (Slough) (King Co.) from 68th Ave. NE Bridge to Lake Sammamish
All species - selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
TROUT Jan. 1-Aug. 31 Catch-and-release.
Other Game Fish Jan. 1-Aug. 31 Statewide min. size/daily limit.


This means any gamefish other than trout may be kept if legal to do so under the statewide rules.

Note: Salmon are not gamefish! They are considered foodfish and the slough is not open at any time for them.

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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:00 am

how do you catch pikeminnow and suckers?

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Post by tnj8222 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:42 pm

SammamishCrawfisher wrote:how do you catch pikeminnow and suckers?
I have caught both on worms.
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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:05 pm

What hook size and how deep?

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Post by G-Man » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:23 pm

The fish are trout sized and found near or on the bottom of lakes and streams. Pikeminnow will take just about anything a trout would. Suckers prefer worm, insect and egg type baits/lures. Just a reminder, under no circumstances is the use of bait, of any kind, allowed in the Sammamish River.

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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:36 pm

what other places are good to go to catch them? because they seem like they would be great as crawfish bait

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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:04 pm

what type of lures should i use since they are at the bottom? and can you find them in regular lake sammamish other the the river? sorry if i am pestering you im just really new

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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:10 am

i was looking at the map of lake sammamish and found this and cant tell wether it is public or private i drove by but still couldnt tell... i want to know because i have heard that in that area there is a good amount of crawfish

the only adress i could get is this
near E Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE & 187th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052

it is the last dock on the right side of the lake

i think it might be public because theres a bunch of pinic tables and theres no house so i think it might be a public boat launch plus it doesnt looked well maintained (good sign to look for in government funded things) and i think i see a few sign post that look like wdfw sign posts

please help me figure it out because it looks so much like a public thing but i cant find anything that says for sure but i know a ton of unlisted places so i dont know lol

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Post by G-Man » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:11 am

The last public park on Sammamish's west side as you head north towards Redmond is Idlywood Park. It has a dock, plenty of parking and you can launch a carry in boat there. Search around in the forum, it has been mentioned before. If you need directions and info, just google it.
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Post by SammamishCrawfisher » Mon May 09, 2011 2:50 am

i have been soaking my pot over night at pine lake near the dock with trout guts and heads as bait but haven't even caught a single crawfish...... any tips

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Post by Camron » Mon May 09, 2011 3:09 am

do you know anywhere near olympia for crawfish/???

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Post by rockjiggr » Mon May 09, 2011 3:33 am

Camron, every lake around you has them. Also, you are not far from Black River or Deschutes River. Both are loaded with dads.
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Post by Camron » Mon May 09, 2011 4:03 am

i dont know the rules for crawfishin

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Post by tnj8222 » Mon May 09, 2011 4:17 am

camron.tht.fishing.guy wrote:i dont know the rules for crawfishin
Thete posted in another thread. A little research goes along ways.
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