Crawfishing and/or bullfrogging at Marymore Park

Introduction
Washington is a great state for crawfishing and/or bullfrogging because of its abundant waters and the marine wildlife that inhabit it!! Bullfrogs and some crawfish species are non-native so we want to reduce their populations to protect our ecosystem.

Communication
We will also be in communication though WhatsApp.

Scheduling
8:00AM We will meet on Saturday at Greenlake Park and Ride so we can all meetup.
8:30AM Eat Brunch
9:15AM Go to Marymore. We will drop the crawfish traps in the water if you intend to go for crawfish. If you don't have waders or boots then I can drop them for you. We will then go bullfrogging if you're interested in doing that.
1:00PM Head Back
2:00PM Optional Cooking at Apartment Lounge Kitchen at host residence

Location
We will be crawfishing in Marymore Park. For dropping the traps and bullfrogging, you will need waders or rain boots for going into the water. The water will be very cold despite being in August.

Regulations for Crawfish

1. Any Fishing License or Shellfish or Temporary Fishing license
2. Up to 5 crawfish catching pots/nets per person
3. Use pots approved for crawfish catching.
4. Buoy or buoy line must be attached to unattended pots
5. Your pot must have name and address attached
6. Kill of any crayfish that is non-native before leaving vicinity to prevent their spread. For our purposes we should just dispatch them all as soon as we are about to leave the lake.
7. For Native Signal crayfish, Min. size 3¼" from tip of rostrum (nose) to tip of tail. Daily limit 10 lbs in shell. All females with eggs or young attached must be immediately returned to the water unharmed. No limit on invasive species of crawfish.
8. Here is a link for more info

Regulations for Bullfrog

1. No License needed
2. Bullfrogs can be taken by angling, hand dip netting, spearing (gigging), or with bow and arrow only. We will be spearing or netting them.
3. Bullfrog must immediately be dispatched on site
4. Here is a link for more info

What to bring for crawfish
A lot of fishing gear can be gotten from stores like Cabela's, Walmart, Bass and Pro and even Amazon. Amazon is your best bet from frogging gear. You guys can coordinate in whatsapp or this meetup event for carpooling or buying equipment for each other. You can also catch crawfish barehanded but it's very hard and not recommended.

1. Wader or rain boots or you intend to get wet
2. Up to 5 crawfish pots/traps/nets per person to catch crawfish.(optional)
3. Mosquito proof layering or mosquito spray
4. Sunscreen or long sleeves
5. fish gloves(optional)
6. Bait(optional)
7. Ice.
8. Cooler(optional)
9. knife
10. Cooking supplies. We can either grill at the lake location(preferred) or we can come to my apartment's lounge to cook or it's rooftop to grill. I have a portable grill but I would need charcoal.

What to bring for Bullfrog(Optional)

1. Wader or rain boots or you intend to get wet
2. An item that can be used to spear a bullfrog. It can be a spear, a fork, a stick, a marshmallow stick, etc.

How to catch crawfish

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpjKAJsMkNw

How to catch bullfrog

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPUJMVnHM90