Last summer we visited Strawberry and Scofield reservoirs. Both locations are excellent for catching lots and lots of crawdads. At one reservoir we caught 5 crayfish and at the other 200 crayfish. Both locations had the following:
- Warm, sunny weather.
- No wind.
- No rain.
- Same traps.
- Same bait.
- Spent a few hours at each location.
So what was the difference? Water temperature.
This is one of the main reasons you might not catch a lot even at your favorite hot spot. Sometimes lakes, rivers and reservoirs still have cold water flowing into them from nearby mountains. Crawfish usually become active when water temperature start rises into the high 50 F / low 60 F.
