Here on the Gulf Coast, crawfish are a great spring supplement to LMB, CC, and RES forage. Starting in about Feb and running through April, many ponds have large numbers of baby crawfish clinging to plants and algae near the shore. Larger crawfish are seldom seen out in the open. They are quickly eaten if they stay far from their burrows.

Crawfish population can't be accurately judged by sighting them. When under pressure they become nocturnal. The best way to judge population is by dip netting babies around the shore in early spring, and by counting burrows near the water line.

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