My nephew and I decided to drop a few test traps in the Sulfur River backwater near Mercer Bayou. It is still just a bit early for the areas early summer "crawdad explosion", but we had to take a shot at it. Loaded the yaks, strapped on the traps, hosed on the Deet, and plunged into the stifling cypress gloom. The skeeters were fierce as usual, but the biggest problem was the fire ants. We have had lots of flooding, and now the trees are just dripping with the pests. Anyway, we set 5 traps of various descriptions, at different depths and ran them this evening, about a 24 hr. soak. Total haul, (drum roll please) 7, yes, 7 crawdads from 5 traps. As I said, it is early yet. End of June last year we loaded 3 ice chests just pulling 'em with poles and salt pork. I think maybe all the rain and flooding has slowed them down some. Nevertheless, here are some shots of the activities, and even a knife pic in the mix to legitimize the post.
On the bank, ready to go:
Some shots of the scenery:
A nice little Locust tree, just a tiny bit thorny:
And, lastly some crawdad pics:
Beckerhead
On the bank, ready to go:
Some shots of the scenery:
A nice little Locust tree, just a tiny bit thorny:
And, lastly some crawdad pics:
Beckerhead
