Biologists Radio Tracking Wildlife: Crayfish in West Virginia

Biologists Radio Tracking Wildlife: Crayfish in West Virginia

Guyandotte River Crayfish

How cool is that? The once thought extinct Guyandotte Crayfish is alive and well and fit with transmitters. Having two years of data, the researchers have discovered female egg laying times, how fast the crayfish grow, and how big the crayfish tend to get. The Guyandotte River is their home, including the river's tributaries. Guyandotte River crayfish are freshwater Appalachian dwellers and listed as endangered.

The geographic area where Guyandotte Crayfish live in West Virginia is shown on a map on the FWS site. Crayfish are found in AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, Virgin Islands, VT, WI, WV, Canada, and Mexico. Also referred to as mudbugs, the crayfish habitat is a medium or fast flowing, permanent streams or rivers on a sandy bedrock.

The Crayfish are known as seasonal omnivores, basically eating what is there at the time. The average lifespan is about 5 to 7 years with some living to 10 years. Guyandotte Crayfish mature and mate in their third year.

Guyandotte Crayfish

Monster Lobsters

Monster Lobsters How To Find Them?

"Monster Lobsters are rarely found in pristine diving conditions with good visibility.



So, where do you find these monster creatures?



Always start with the safety first school of thought and plan your dive out ahead of time. Then stick to your plan. Monster lobster have a plan of staying safe and so should you. Check your gear and the local dive shops for diving conditions.

Occasionally, you can dive across a monster lobster in a good visibility situation, but more often you will bag these monsters in very low visibility. Check areas with deep crevices and ledges to hide in. Usually about 10 to 30 feet, but this 10 to 30 feet is in low to no visibility with high surge and currents.



I have found monster lobsters under ledges with sleeping nurse sharks. The biggest one I came across was at 0 to 5 feet vision, with medium surge, in a depth of 25 feet, and an off shore swim of about 175 yards. The tools required are your hands, a bag, a tickler stick, and an extra set of hands.

When you come across a lobster hiding in a hole, if you can't get your hand in there to pull him out, you put the tickle stick under his tail and tickle him out. He will start moving forward and then once you get him, hang on. They tend to get angry and beat you with their tails. Be gentle but firm as to not break off the legs, this is the sweet meat."

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Monster Lobsters How To Find Them?

"Monster Lobsters are rarely found in pristine diving conditions with good visibility. So, where do you find these monster creatures?

Always start with the safety first school of thought and plan your dive out ahead of time. Then stick to your plan. Monster lobster have a plan of staying safe and so should you. Check your gear and the local dive shops for diving conditions.

Occasionally, you can dive across a monster lobster in a good visibility situation, but more often you will bag these monsters in very low visibility. Check areas with deep crevices and ledges to hide in. Usually about 10 to 30 feet, but this 10 to 30 feet is in low to no visibility with high surge and currents.

I have found monster lobsters under ledges with sleeping nurse sharks. The biggest one I came across was at 0 to 5 feet vision, with medium surge, in a depth of 25 feet, and an off shore swim of about 175 yards. The tools required are your hands, a bag, a tickler stick, and an extra set of hands.

When you come across a lobster hiding in a hole, if you can't get your hand in there to pull him out, you put the tickle stick under his tail and tickle him out. He will start moving forward and then once you get him, hang on. They tend to get angry and beat you with their tails. Be gentle but firm as to not break off the legs, these are the sweet meat."
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Muddog357 aka Wallace Haile Google Me

Mid West Rock Lobster Blog

His About Me Says It All! "Some guy on the Internet Location: way out in the burbs, in Flyover Country"

"When I'm under water, I don't get wet. The water gets Midwest Rock Lobster."

Incredible spread as he prepares dinner for his family "Grillin" You would be missing a hunger zone if you miss this post.

Check This Blog Out Awesome: http://midwestrocklobster.blogspot.com/

Monster Lobsters Spiny Lobsters

Spiny lobsters, aka Rock Lobsters are a family of about 45 species. Spiny lobsters are also called crayfish, sea crayfish or crawfish. Like true Lobsters, spiny lobsters are edible and are an economically significant food source; they are the biggest food export of the Bahamas.

Spiny lobsters are found in almost all warm seas, including the Caribbean, East Coast of Florida, Mediterranean Sea, Australia, and South Africa.

Spiny Lobsters can be real Monster Lobsters. They produce a rasping sound to repel predators. Like a violin bowed, the Spiny Lobster makes this sound by slipping and rubbing its antennae base against a surface.

Spiny lobsters tend to live in crevices of rocks and coral reefs. They venture out at night to eat snails, clams, crabs, and sea urchin.

Spiny Lobsters are social and like to hang out together, unless one becomes diseased in some way and they all will stay far away and leave the sick one to die.

Muddog357 aka Wallace Haile

Monster Lobsters When You Catch Them, ....Then What?

Monster Lobsters are great fun to bag, but when you get them home....Then What?

Lobster is so much better fresh...so as soon as you get to shore with your bagged lobsters, you have a few options here.

You can throw them whole and live in your ice cooler and bring them home to a boiling pot with onion, lemon, lime, potato, corn on the cob, salt, pepper, garlic cloves, and paprika.

Or you can twist the tails off as soon as you get to shore, put them on ice, bring them home and bake them or roast them in the oven with butter, salt, pepper, and garlic for about 5 or 7 min at 350 degrees preheated oven.

I found an awesome site with more "fancy" and detailed recipes if your interested. It is a great site full of recipes for Monster and Regular sized Lobster. http://www.lobster-recipes.com/

Sea Dragons Dive Shop

Sea dragons dive Shop has taught me so much, Bert and Mike at Sea Dragons are impressive and professional dive masters. The way they teach and train others about the diving world is easy to understand, they take the time, and care about your safety and diving skills.

I learned here and they will be forever friends and diving buddies. Their knowledge of diving equipment, tanks, masks, wetsuits, fins, bcs, etc...is staggering. They are professional and knowledgable every step of the way. If you are into Diving Floridas East Coast, Monster lobsters, and have the priviledge to be around Floridas East Coast divers, get a minute and check in with Bert and Mike at Sea Dragons Dive Shop.

Muddog357 aka Wallace Haile

Monster Lobsters On AOL!

Hey...they got the Monsters Lobsters attack video up on the World Renown AOL! Great Video...I do say so myself :) Anyway,...Diving Floridas East Coast Is Coming around again in a few weeks and I am pumped! Ready to take more photos of Under The Sea! It such a great day at Sea! When I go out strictly for fun and to swim with the fishes...:)

One of the best times in the world to me to dive with my family in the East Coast of Florida off the Palm Coast... See You There...

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/monster-lobsters-blog-the-video/3839553924

Wallace Haile

Monster Lobsters National Geographic

"National Geographic, The Leading Source For All Thing In Nature, Society, Archaeology, People and Places, Science amd Space...Has posted my favorite of topics! Monster Lobsters! Outstanding story...

March 2, 2005—Don't bother trying to butter up Bubba. He's already got it made.

Yesterday the 22-pound (10-kilogram) lobster had his sentence commuted by Bob Wholey, owner of Wholey's seafood market in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Caught between the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the People for Eating Tasty Animals, Wholey decided to send the crotchety crustacean (estimated to be at least 50 years old) to a peaceful retirement in an aquarium at the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina." Read MORE... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/03/0302_050302_lobster.html

Wallace Haile
www.Muddog357.com

Monster Lobsters Of Different Kind Furry Lobster Its Nature

What an interesting article at this blog I came upon today! Speaking of its nature of the furry lobster, habitat, eating habits, distibution, and reproduction. This lobster doesn't live here off the Floridas East Coast but off the coast of Australia...one place in my list of diving need to gos...

The Indian and Pacific Ocean dives are much different in terms of life to be found, than Diving Floridas East Coast...but what a dive this will be when I get out there. To view the underwater life and see the corals and become under the sea with Australia! Priceless..Check this site out for some great info on the furry lobster.

Check out the blog by clicking the title above or http://www.itsnature.org/sea/other/furry-lobster/

Wallace Haile
http://www.Muddog357.com

Monster Lobsters Attack!

Diving Floridas East Coast For Monster Lobsters

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Fearless Divers

Fearless Divers
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Giant lobster

Giant lobster
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Lobster In The Sky!

Lobster is watching you!

Lobster is watching you!
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MONSTER LOBSTERS- HOW TO FIND THEM

Monster Lobsters are rarely found in pristine diving conditions with good visibility. So, where do you find these monster creatures?

Always start with the safety first school of thought and plan your dive out ahead of time. Then stick to your plan. Monster lobster have a plan of staying safe and so should you. Check your gear and the local dive shops for diving conditions.

Occasionally, you can dive across a monster lobster in a good visibility situation, but more often you will bag these monsters in very low visibility. Check areas with deep crevices and ledges to hide in. Usually about 10 to 30 feet, but this 10 to 30 feet is in low to no visibility with high surge and currents.

I have found monster lobsters under ledges with sleeping nurse sharks. The biggest one I came across was at 0 to 5 feet vision, with medium surge, in a depth of 25 feet, and an off shore swim of about 175 yards. The tools required are your hands, a bag, a tickler stick, and an extra set of hands.

When you come across a lobster hiding in a hole, if you can't get your hand in there to pull him out, you put the tickle stick under his tail and tickle him out. He will start moving forward and then once you get him, hang on. They tend to get angry and beat you with their tails. Be gentle but firm as to not break off the legs, these are the sweet meat.

Lobsters live in rocky areas and artificial reefs where there is an ample food supply and an easy route to deeper water for upcoming storms. They choose low visibility areas to avoid sight predators and prefer deep holes and deeper ledges.

The Spiny Lobster varies from the Maine Lobster and is quite different. They seem more rugged, quicker, and more intelligent. Maybe it is due to the water temperature that keeps them hopping. The biggest similarity is they both taste good.

Diving the ares where the monster Spiny Lobster live is not for the beginning diver. It generally involves a shore dive with limited to no visibility, light to heavy surge, and rocky, natural ledges and outcroppings.

If you don't mind the sharks at Sebastian Inlet, heavy surge and strong currents, the most famous site is Monster Hole. Many divers have bagged the big ones here. Wabasso Beach in Vero Beach will bring a few less sharks and a lot less current. If you take some time here you can bring home a monster.

Spiny monster lobsters live throughout the Florida coast and the Caribbean. There is a limited season to dive for these beauties. From April first to August fifth except for Sport Season which is the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July each year. Sport Season is special because you get to bag more than the usual daily limit of six per person per day, but may vary from year to year.

Monster Lobster are an adventure to find. Enjoy the dive, stay with your buddy, and make a planned dive and stick to your plan. Bring home your own monster lobster.
Muddog357 aka Wallace Haile

http://www.muddog357.com/