We had some really nice weather and good sailing for most of it. Since it was another milestone (i.e. Pee Wee's at the Point, Darwin Picture: Painted crayfish tail - two thumbs up! Painted crayfish. entering another state, Northern Territory) we decided to celebrate with a delicious meal. Crayfish in those days [the 1970s] were plentiful. Great visibility shows the coral reef at it's best. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Reef walls near Thursday Island displayed forests of feelers waving like brown sea grass in the tide, the cray often piled four and five to a whole [sic]. The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread native turtle of North America. Catching a painted crayfish cape york.
The turtle is the only species of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae.Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. The NT Fishing Mate is an official NT Government app to make life simpler for anglers by offering a quick guide to fishing rules and related information. Scientific name: Panulirus ornatus; Size limits on takes: 11.5 cm tail minimum, 9cm carapace minimum; Possession limits on takes: Combined limit of 5 per person/10 per boat (with 2 or more people on board) in total of all tropical rocklobster species.

Crayfish can be targeted all year round though Ornate Painted Crayfish tend to be in bigger numbers during the cooler months when they migrate. Pots are enclosed traps, while dillies are flat and have a large opening at the top. Pots, dillies and nets There are rules you must follow when you use pots, dillies and nets to fish in the Northern Territory (NT). Crayfish Mornay. Painted Crayfish are around in numbers all year. Crayfish also become easier to find in winter as they move out of their holes to get the warmth of the sun making them easier to see. The Secret Life of Painted Crayfish…. Fishers must not possess live or egg-bearing tropical rock lobsters.
Currently (February 2017) 143 … Tomorrow’s fishing TODAY NORTHERN TERRITORY Recreational Fishing Controls starts A handy reference to the regulations for recreational fishing in the NorthernTerritory NOW YOR IITS . - Check out Tripadvisor members' 24,519 candid photos and videos of Pee Wee's at the Point Every currently described freshwater crayfish species in Australia is listed and a photo of each crayfish that has been confirmed is displayed. This is what we did… Dwayne cut the crayfish in half, from head to tail.