My catfish fight over them. However, it dawned on me (a little late) that I should have been throwing the carcasses to the crawfish in my crawfish ponds. Being a Cajun from birth and 18 years in the SW LA, I did build two little ponds to raise them up here. Up here you use them for bait, but down there we eat them!! I've gotten three "messes" this year. The full meal deal requires about 15 lbs....I am getting hungry even as I type. Lord willing, in about a month they should be ready in LA. (15 lbs live weight!!)
Speaking of catfish, we had stocked them as scavengers... was this right, or should be try to remove them? Do the turtles do the same either harm or good?
Again, I appreciate this site. Maybe next year some of you can come help me rebalance the lake. Sounds like a dirty job, but someone has to do it!!
Take care.
