Thread: Koura trap

I am keen to catch a few of these creepy crawlies for a feed and I have a trip next month to a sufficiently remote and unpolluted part of the country where there should be some.

Will one of these work or am I better off with a bundle of fern with a bait in the center? Is the green on the mesh to bright a color? Any other recommendations for getting a feed.
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Also what elevation and water temperature do these spiny buggers live in? Wondering if I can get some from arthurs pass. Canterbury is fucked in terms of water quality between the irrigators sucking the water out of the ground and the cow poos in whats left of the rivers.

yip that'l work

That's what I use in central Otago average 200 a night from 5 traps

Thanks guys, I have ordered two and some of that new fangled freeze dried bait for the traps and general fishing duties.

Bell out of an old old cistern

The larger ones waiting in the bath until its dinner time.

Originally Posted by john m

The larger ones waiting in the bath until its dinner time.

Wow that is an epic haul of fresh water crawlys!

Is there any size/number limit on them? I have never seen any that big but then I havent looked since I was a kid.

Originally Posted by john m

The larger ones waiting in the bath until its dinner time.

How could a bathtub full of creepy crawlies make me feel so hungry? Good stuff

Originally Posted by john m

The larger ones waiting in the bath until its dinner time.

Great haul. Fond memories of childhood catching and cooking them. Not that many though!

There was some group farming them down central somewhere. It was tied into a forestry operation if I remember right.

Originally Posted by Beaker

Fond memories of childhood catching and cooking them.

+1
@Raging Bull haha.

50 per person no size or sex restriction . We only keep the big ones and return females with eggs as there are plenty for a feed without taking the breeders.

Is it common practice to keep them in a bucket of water for a day to purge them or just chuck them in the pot straight away.

Was always under the impression koura were off limits unless under a customary licence? Sometimes we would take a few when the trout fishing was slow but never thought the were really legit to take. Some places are crawling with them in the Rotorua region. Maybe different in different regions?

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Was always under the impression koura were off limits unless under a customary licence? Sometimes we would take a few when the trout fishing was slow but never thought the were really legit to take. Some places are crawling with them in the Rotorua region. Maybe different in different regions?

These creeks here are full of them

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Originally Posted by BRADS

These creeks here are full of them

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Theyd need to be there tiny up there in the norf island...the further south you go the BIGGER they get , when the kids go swimming they leave there boots on for a reason