re: Making a personal crawfish pond... Updated pg. 7 fry pics

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Spend that money on Budweiser.

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Airator is bullshite. It will help them grow faster cause it feeds their food source. You don't need that to just have a few crawfish boils. They can live in extremely low D.O. Environments.

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Apparently, you've never raised hundreds of 4' traps with dead crawfish in them.

Once your water temp exceeds 70, much less 80 degrees you will have big trouble without some sort of aeration. I don't think relying on the wind will accomplish aeration, it would be awesome if it would though!!! The Alligator weed will help oxygen levels, but hinder production. Damn Crawfish!!!!

I can tell you this, I have 66 acres in Lake Charles area that's basically cow pasture right now. I told my brother we are going to levee and flood it for crawfish next year..He laughed saying the pump/well needed would cost 60-100K (at least) and it is almost a necessity that a crop of some kind is grown there during the year (guess that guarantees stalks)....

SO I called my buddy and he explained how to induce the molting process thru fresh water...he said if they don't molt often, the shells get dark and hard, just like late in the year at restaurants, that is because the farmers have realized pumping is just a lost of money the last month of the season before the water is too hot.

SO if you handle your pond as such, expect to have harder shelled crawfish due to less molting. But htat does not mean they would all die or something, but you better have vegetation of some sort down there (which might be tough without topsoil)

BTW, he explained when the crawfish have that green color, that's the best you can ask for. Thats freshly molted and still relatively soft shells.

Keep us posted

crawfishing in hot weather sucks arse

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you mean moccasain dodging

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Moccasain + Cane Knife= free bait

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Well there isn't any power out there, so mechanical aeriation is not an option.

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I have a friend who recently bought property and dug about a 3 acre pond on it. It is in the wide open fields so wind blows all the time. He installed a windmill that attaches to an aerator in the pond. End result: never need to run water well for aeration. Just some food for thought since you have wide open space around this pond.

You also have the option to go solar, I can help you with that one. I'd build solar projects all the time for work. We can make you a pretty fountain that light up Pink at night. or maybe a manly fire fountain.

The ones in my ice chest just spawned.

I'm sure this has been asked but do you have a way to drain and/or pump it

Once the water gets hot, the crawfish will bury on their own. However, if you choose to cut your season short (once the price starts to drop in most cases), you can slowly drain your pond and the crawfish will bury better, sooner.

This makes your crop earlier (in most cases), taking advantage of higher prices. (I know this is for personal use)

Also. Try to keep the ground at least wet when it's not flooded. old tale says that if you can't make a print when walking, you've killed some buried crawfish.

ETA- If you can get good vegetation growth, I wouldn't worry about planting anything. Any kind of grass will suffice