Mitten crab caught on the river wey!

[dave brown]

I was fishing my local stretch of the river wey near the thames the other day and my mate caught an 8oz crab, we presume it was a mitten. It was the size of a saucer and had hooks on each elbow and above the claws.It has been reported to the EA but it is the first one I have ever seen.Has anyone else had this experience.

Funny enough I caught 2 9lb+ barbel using paste flavoured with monster crab.DJB

[poledark]

Dave, did it have "furry" claws? That is why they are called mittens. I think I put a pic of one on here about a year ago.

 

Den

[Leon Roskilly]

I'm feeling hungry

 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...crabs.html#main

 

Tight Lines - leon

[ayjay]

According to the link above, the chinese like them when they are full of gonads!!!

 

Just how many gonads does a mitten crab have? :confused:

[Waterman]

Out of interest Dave, what section is this? Is this the stretch of the Wey that runs into the Thames?

[Elton]

ajp:

 

 

Just how many gonads does a mitten crab have? :confused:

Depends how many blokes went swimming in that section with loose trunks recently

[chesters1]

hopefully they will come down my end and declare war on the crayfish ,hopefully both will die in some type of aquatic nuclear holocaust