Doc Talks Fishing Podcast

#8 || Tom Brooke Jr.: The Allure of Crayfish

May 21, 2024 Gord Pyzer & Liam Whetter
#8 || Tom Brooke Jr.: The Allure of Crayfish
Doc Talks Fishing Podcast
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Doc Talks Fishing Podcast
#8 || Tom Brooke Jr.: The Allure of Crayfish
May 21, 2024
Gord Pyzer & Liam Whetter

There are 669 different species of crayfish, including 400 varieties in North America. And every fish finds them finger licking good. Especially, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleyes, yellow perch and trout. Liam and Gord spend an hour brainstorming with crayfish biologist, Tom Brooke Jr., discovering what is happening on the bottom of our favourite lakes, rivers, reservoirs, pits and ponds. Did you know that crayfish don't lay eggs? That they range in a rainbow-like array of colours. That depending on the species, they can be docile to mean. And fish find them to be most vulnerable when they're in their soft-shelled phase. Tune in to learn more about the captivating world of crayfish.

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There are 669 different species of crayfish, including 400 varieties in North America. And every fish finds them finger licking good. Especially, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleyes, yellow perch and trout. Liam and Gord spend an hour brainstorming with crayfish biologist, Tom Brooke Jr., discovering what is happening on the bottom of our favourite lakes, rivers, reservoirs, pits and ponds. Did you know that crayfish don't lay eggs? That they range in a rainbow-like array of colours. That depending on the species, they can be docile to mean. And fish find them to be most vulnerable when they're in their soft-shelled phase. Tune in to learn more about the captivating world of crayfish.