Wolf94:
I've been interested in going out and laying some traps for some crawdads up in the mountain lakes. I always got the feeling that them being up in cleaner water at altitude the mudbugs would be better tasting. However other folks tell me that the high altitude crawdads have tougher shells, and are more of a pain to cook than their valley cousins. Has anyone tried both and can give me an opinion on which ones are better eating? Now that it's warming up I'd like to get those traps going and see if I can't get a few buckets for the pot. Thanks!
Sea-bree:
Best crawdad meal I’ve ever had was from traps set in Tahoe. Worst crawdad meal was at a restaurant in Isleton. Their crawdad as came from the nearby Sacramento River. That’s all I’ve got, and it’s a pretty small sample size
bbt95762:
Fallen Leaf Lake yields some tasty little bugs. I personally think they are leaner and smaller than the bugs we got in Houston and Louisiana. I've never had the bugs from Sac river. I catch them in wire minnow traps
LuiG:
My experience is the mountain bugs are smaller and have tougher shells. No noticeable difference in taste for me. I prefer the mountain bugs because they are above the gold mining and presumably have less mercury. I tend to get more from the rivers. It’s a coin flip for 1-2 boils a year.
troypearce@gmail.com:
Hi All, Love the bugs near tahoe..... get them also at Lake Folsom and my favorite meal is Stampede Kokes and crawdads with a small steak... and either a ripping IPA or a glass of cab. I think the ones I have got are called signal crays..... I have never gotten them any where else so nothing to compare them to. Going in three weeks for 4 days and can hardly wait.