Originally Posted By: xraytrapper
.....fall 2016
75 papershell crays from smith creek
1 lb FHM hand sorted(ran some minnow traps during warm spell and caught plenty of FHM but no crays, not sure if they are inactive at the colder water temps.)

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My understanding, right or wrong....the papershells spawn late summer and the females carry the eggs under their tails (looks like a raspberry) until the following spring when they will hatch. So you currently only have a maximum of the original 75 stocked last fall. I think it would be very lucky to catch one now, even if they are active. If they survive/thrive, you might have a big enough population to trap some late summer.

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