Crawdads in OC area? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hunters Pa · 06-22-2017, 11:21 AM

anyone know where to get hold of some local live crawdads for a backyard pond? I'm not going to spend $5-10 each at an aquarium store, especially when I want to get 15-20, and chances are most will get eaten by my dogs.

Looking for north OC area

socal.beach.bum · 06-22-2017, 11:24 AM

Asian supermarkets will carry them. Plenty in garden grove or Westminster

rodbuster · 06-22-2017, 11:44 AM

Yorba Regional park or Craig regional both have crawdads and my son caught a 9lb largemouth at Yorba.

Good luck

Rodbuster

Hunters Pa · 06-22-2017, 12:20 PM

Thank you both. Was going to hit an Asian market on the way home and get some, and Craig park is really close to me so may go drop a trap there for a while

Raskal311 · 06-22-2017, 12:21 PM

Yep Asian market $5.99/lb

Hunters Pa · 06-22-2017, 04:23 PM

Hit the Asian supermarket at Beach and McFadden on the way home. $4.99 a pound and a big tub to choose from. A couple dozen of the liveliest in a range of sizes ran me 4 bucks. They quickly scurried off into the crevices of my rocky pond.

Will see how many I find this weekend after having passed through my dogs

DanaPT · 06-22-2017, 05:14 PM

bring a bucket I'll hook you up with tilapia.

Hunters Pa · 06-22-2017, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaPT

bring a bucket I'll hook you up with tilapia.

Thanks for the offer. Pond area is not very deep though and they might not last long with local wildlife.

06-22-2017, 11:21 AM	#1
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,360	Crawdads in OC area? anyone know where to get hold of some local live crawdads for a backyard pond? I'm not going to spend $5-10 each at an aquarium store, especially when I want to get 15-20, and chances are most will get eaten by my dogs. Looking for north OC area

06-22-2017, 11:44 AM	#3
rodbuster Junior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Placentia, North O.C. Posts: 16	crawdads Yorba Regional park or Craig regional both have crawdads and my son caught a 9lb largemouth at Yorba. Good luck Rodbuster

06-22-2017, 12:21 PM	#5
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	Yep Asian market $5.99/lb __________________ Kevin Yellow PA12

06-22-2017, 11:24 AM	#2
socal.beach.bum Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Palos Verde, CA Posts: 636	Asian supermarkets will carry them. Plenty in garden grove or Westminster

06-22-2017, 12:20 PM	#4
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,360	Thank you both. Was going to hit an Asian market on the way home and get some, and Craig park is really close to me so may go drop a trap there for a while

06-22-2017, 04:23 PM	#6
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,360	Hit the Asian supermarket at Beach and McFadden on the way home. $4.99 a pound and a big tub to choose from. A couple dozen of the liveliest in a range of sizes ran me 4 bucks. They quickly scurried off into the crevices of my rocky pond. Will see how many I find this weekend after having passed through my dogs

06-22-2017, 05:14 PM	#7
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	bring a bucket I'll hook you up with tilapia.