When do they change from crayfish to crawfish?

[12poundbass]

Crawdad and they live in a crick 

[LrgmouthShad]

From NC, always called em crawfish but even if people around me called em crayfish or crawdads (I can’t remember), then I’d still probably call em crawfish because I’m weird. 

[B-Gee]

As a kid in Massachusetts we called them Crawfish and we sometimes fished in brooks, not cricks or creeks.

[BrianMDTX]

36 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Crawdad and they live in a crick 

I got a crick in my neck while fishing a creek. What a crock. I stepped in a crack. 

[Koz]

9 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

In a creek, but I also use to catch them in the ditch out in front of my house on bacon and string. 

Seems like a terrible waste of bacon,

10 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

What if I told you they are Crawdads

Let’s confuse folks even more: mudbugs 

[N Florida Mike]

4 hours ago, Captain Phil said:

Florida is a melting pot, so they are called all kinds of things.   Craw Dad is most common.   Most new comers have never seen one unless it was on a plate.  Bass had a ton of different names over the years too.  Old timers called them Green trout or just Trout for short.  This gets pretty confusing because we have a salt water trout as well.  In Canada, they call walleyes Pickerel.  A Pickerel in Florida is a small species of Pike called a Chain Pickerel. 

I agree that we called em crawdads.

I have heard  that old timers in Florida called bass green trout but never heard anyone call them that directly.

Most of the time we called chain pickerals “ jacks”.

And crappies are “specks”.

And several kinds of sunfish we collectively call bream. Copperheads, Flyers, redbreast, stumpknockers, shellcrackers and warmouth. Think that’s about it…

[DitchPanda]

11 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

What if I told you they are Crawdads

Some are crawdads some are crawmoms....otherwise we would have no babies.

[schplurg]

16 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

What if I told you they are Crawdads

I'd say you are correct as they are certainly not fish!

[steve carpenter]

Crawdads

[Woody B]

Crawdads!!!!!

[Jmilburn76]

Crawdads

[bigbassin']

On 8/27/2022 at 7:12 AM, Choporoz said:

I grew up in Wisconsin and only knew crayfish.  Growing up, I always figured crawfish were something completely different...mainly because I couldn't imagine someone eating crayfish. ?

 

 

Did some fishing in Minnesota earlier this year and was amazed at the number of crawfish we saw. We asked the locals if it’s popular to trap them to eat…based on the looks and responses we got from multiple people I’m going to guess that’s just a Southern thing.

[roadwarrior]

Crawdads need to be keep in clean water at least overnight to "purge" themselves.

[waymont]

On 8/27/2022 at 1:28 PM, Captain Phil said:

Florida is a melting pot, so they are called all kinds of things.   Craw Dad is most common.   Most new comers have never seen one unless it was on a plate.  Bass had a ton of different names over the years too.  Old timers called them Green trout or just Trout for short.  This gets pretty confusing because we have a salt water trout as well.  In Canada, they call walleyes Pickerel.  A Pickerel in Florida is a small species of Pike called a Chain Pickerel. 

Canadian’s call Pike, Jacks too.

[bulldog1935]

2 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Crawdads need to be keep in clean water at least overnight to "purge" themselves.

My nephew worked offshore while his wife went to Tulane Law School - they kept a sailboat on Ponchetrain.  Could all be long stories, but after they moved back to Colorado, he had annual crawfish boil.  The neighbors always got a thrill from him running the live mudbugs up and down the driveway to purge them. 

 

On 8/27/2022 at 11:06 AM, DitchPanda said:

Some are crawdads some are crawmoms....otherwise we would have no babies.

so close......crawbabies. 

[Eric 26]

On 8/27/2022 at 6:04 AM, bulldog1935 said:

When do they change from crayfish to crawfish?

That happens in the etouffee. 

Curious if anyone else thought this: “I just got back from the etoufee, etoufee what’s an etoufee? It’s what you ought’nt do but you do anyway” ??. I realize it’s an obscure reference but it’s been rattling around my head since seeing @bulldog1935 reply. 

[bulldog1935]

@Eric 26

Etouffee is the creole word for gravy. 

 

Honestly, I think the entire topic is obscure, and seriously needs frivolous humor.  As long we know what others are talking about, who cares how it's said. 

Colloquial differences add richness to culture. 

 

@Eric 26 nope, didn't get it, need another clue. 

[Eric 26]

5 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

@Eric 26

Etouffee is the creole word for gravy. 

 

Honestly, I think the entire topic is obscure, and seriously needs frivolous humor.  As long we know what others are talking about, who cares how it's said. 

 

I’ll admit I had to look up the meaning of Etouffee but it still made me think of the movie? As far as frivolous humor count me in?. Still waiting to see if anyone else got my movie reference ? An all time classic in my humble opinion.   

[WRB]

Cambarus.

Tom

[CM-fisher]

On 8/27/2022 at 4:36 AM, fin said:

You catch crawdads, you dissect crayfish, you eat crawfish, you fish with craws.

 

 

^^^

[Will Ketchum]

Crayfish in PA. Hellgramites make better bait though.

[TnRiver46]

Craydads 

[Spankey]

I was born and raised in the area I live in in Penna. for my 63 years. I’ve known them as crawfish. I refer to them as craws if we were to be talking baits.

 

But I think you guys are right, crayfish is a northern thing. Maybe crayfish are crawfish when they are small and juvenile? Not sure?

[Fallser]

Crayfish around here and they live in the local crick.  On our way up to Ontario, we stopped at the 1000 Island Bait shop to look around.  They were selling "crabs" that looked a lot like crayfish.

[A-Jay]

I had a crab so big one time,

it stole my wallet !

I get no respect I tell ya,

no respect at all.

I'll be here all week - try the veal.

A-Jay