While using a small dip net in a puddle from the overflow of my RES/SMB pond I caught probably a couple dozen tiny crawdads. Quarter inch long. I presume they are Northern's, but would like an ID if possible. I knew the tiny ones would be hard/impossible to ID but I also dipped out a dead adult. I see two crawdad holes right near the overflow where the water ate away down to the holes. I am assuming the dead one (or one like it) likely produced the babies. So if I can get an ID on the adult, chances are the babies are the same.
The ones I caught I transferred into my RES/SMB pond that is choked with bushy pondweed. Hopefully they will "take" and help control the weeds as well as make some SMB food. With all the bushy pondweed hopefully the tiny ones can find plenty of places to hide and not all get eaten immediately. Lots of rock around the shore line also.
Edit: I will bring this back up from one of canyoncreek's posts.
Crayfish Power Point Presentation
