CRAWFISHING Eleven Mile Reservoir, CO {Catch & Cook: Crawfish Etouffee & Cajun Crawfish Boil}

Crawfishing Eleven Mile Reservoir definitely exceeded our expectations!! The crawfish were big and plentiful and they were so much fun to catch. Join us as we set and check our traps, fill up our bucket, and cook up some amazing Cajun Crawfish Recipes!!
Link For Crawfish Traps:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Link to Etouffee Recipe:
deepsouthmag.com/2014/04/16/p...
Music Credit:
www.bensound.com

[@WestForkWoodsman]

Love this video. Biggest mudbugs I've ever seen, and your cooking is making me hungry. You guys are living the dream. God bless.

[@CatchNDinner]

Thank you for your kind comment. Glad you enjoyed. 🙂

[@natalyazakharova3464]

In Ukraine we boil it with lots of dried or fresh dill and dill seeds. Salt added. Mmm I love it more then any lobster or scallop❤

[@CatchNDinner]

Sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing.

[@glenchatelain3067]

Excellent. Great Job!

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks!! 😊

[@keithstegall1961]

Been homeless for some time, but never hungry. Keep up the good work. The police never bother me while catching these little critters, so I eat well. I fish in Sand Creek, in Aurora Co.

[@CatchNDinner]

Sorry to hear about your situation, but glad to hear that you are able to eat some of these tasty critters. How do you cook them?

[@jakedurda1993]

Any restaurants buy them should try to sell them for a meal lol

[@lifeofeels8271]

Crawfishing is great fun! Thanks for sharing your adventure. The dishes look amazing!

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks! It sure was a lot of fun.

[@fireantsarestrange]

Mud bugs. .... LOL... I have cooked up many times but the most tasty ones I have ever eaten was the ones from Louisiana where the place was selling them in 5 gal. buckets. They had them 2 ways. One was lightly spiced and the other was hot spice. Yummy.

[@CatchNDinner]

Sounds yummy! Craving a good crawfish boil right about now. Time to go catch some crawdads. 😋

[@sharkkillag6380]

Man I'm from Texas but lived in Colorado for over 20 something years and we used to live right across the street from Saddle Rock golf course in this apartment/ townhouse community and I would catch so many crawfish there and people thought it was crazy .....But it took me back-to-back Texas roots lol...

[@CatchNDinner]

We lived in Texas by Galveston during our college years. We ate well! Speckled Trout, redfish, flounder and blue crab were staples of our diet there! We miss the seafood and the kolaches!

[@praisehisawesomename]

Wow, I can't believe I missed this one! The food looks incredible! We definitely have to get together for some adventures and filming.

[@CatchNDinner]

Lets make it happen! We'd love to cook up something wild on your Blackstone griddle with you!! We're up for any adventure!!

[@hookandcookfishing]

Another fantastic video! Again, my mouth had been watering the whole video. Awesome recipes!!

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks Josh! We appreciate it! 🙏

[@janetv.7850]

Yep growing up knew them as Crawdads. Very cool love your videos.

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks, Janet! We appreciate the feedback 🙂

[@Noahide9]

My favorite video of yours! By far!! Had a smile the whole time I was watching! Thank you!

[@CatchNDinner]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for the feedback. Crawfishing is definitely a hoot. 😃

[@BestBrusselsGriffon]

Wow I love crawfish anything

[@ronnorman-gw8vr]

Excellent 😊

[@CatchNDinner]

Thank you!!

[@jimmieepperson7255]

I had said I was going to start buying me some crawfish traps. I think it’s easy and simple. Keep up the videos. I love them.

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks! We have a link to the traps we bought if you want to check them out!

[@jimmieepperson7255]

@@CatchNDinner Yes I went to it and saw it.

[@janengel2759]

Great video ~ good job picking up the crawfish

[@CatchNDinner]

“I’m no chicken” 🐔 🤣😂🤣

[@veythach6101]

good morning. I normally don't make comments, but I enjoy reading them. a couple of months ago I watched your shed hunting tips video. then I accidentally ran into more of your videos last weekend and binge watched about 12-14 videos our a weekend since my family were out of town. I enjoy your videos, both hunting and fishing b/c of the relationship you have with you & your wife and b/c I love hunting & the outdoors. we live in Colorado Springs and am excited to try crawfishing & kokanee fishing hopefully this year and explore different units (within about 3 hrs radius) for all big game hunting. last year, I hunted #78 during 2nd rifle for elk. I understand you guys moved back from Florida. did you guys move back to Woodland Park area? Thanks for your great videos and I'm excited to watch more as there are some I haven't yet watched. Cheers!

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks for your nice comment. We moved back to the Woodland Park area. Feel free to contact us at [e-mail] if you have any questions. Thanks for the support!

[@Leviathan_970]

Awesome video! I grew up in Loveland, CO catching them out of the bar ditches. Now we do the same thing with traps and by hand. Your recipes looked amazing! Well done 🦞 🍲

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks, Levi! Appreciate the kudos! 😀

[@mattbrew11]

I just bought land in hartsel. Im so excited to come fish here. Sub’s

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks for your support! Congrats on your land purchase. Enjoy the fishing. Some of the best in all of Colorado!

[@erikcooper7646]

So much fun watching you two having a blast. Colorado rock lobsters!

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks, Erik! It sure was a blast. And these mini lobsters sure were delicious!!😋

[@FishfearmeStudios]

Crawfish are one of my favorite foods I don't get too often. Those were huge.

[@CatchNDinner]

Yeah those crawfish were pretty tasty. The big ones looked like mini lobster 🦞

[@rickytarusan1185]

Nice. I do some night fishing there also and what I do is I bring my crawdad traps with me and with all the fish I catch I gut and use their guts for my traps. It works great. I bring my kids in waders and they catch them with their hands also.

[@ericahartmann3372]

Yummmmmmm 🦞 Always wondered difference between cray and crawfish.. thanks for enlightening me

[@CatchNDinner]

Wish you could have joined us for this one!

[@evanurie9003]

One thing to remember is that; it is mandatory to have your CID# on any trap in Colorado

[@CatchNDinner]

Correct. We had our name, address, and CID # labeled on each trap just to be on the safe side.

[@evanurie9003]

@@CatchNDinner looking at trap sets in your video, the traps where left unattended overnight, without any clearly visible trap indicators of any kind for fishermen or swimmers. No CID# was VISABLE for game wardens. legal keep size is three inches min. from the spike on the head to the last tail plate. I didn't see you checking for invasive species or for legal keep sizes. where you fishing on the west or east of the continental divide? as Colorado has specific regulations pertaining to either side. live take is prohibited in waters west of the continental divide for ALL species of crayfish. Can you make a proper crawfishing video showcasing your gear? I'm not asking for myself, I'm asking for newbies.

[@CatchNDinner]

If you are not a newbie then you would know that you are quoting commercial regulations not recreational. As for our traps not being identified properly, you are incorrect as they definitely were.

[@hookandcookfishing]

Fantastic video guys, as always. Hope you’re doing well

[@CatchNDinner]

Thank you! We should do a video collab one of these days if you are up for it.

[@hookandcookfishing]

@@CatchNDinner that would be a blast! My pup Charlie bear just got home from having a brain tumor removed so we have some months of strict rehabilitation ahead. Once he’s back up and running we would absolutely love to!! You guys helped inspire me to start making videos 😁

[@CatchNDinner]

@@hookandcookfishing Awesome! Let us know when your pup is all healed up.

[@dalepellerin]

I live just up the hill from where you were catching those. This Cajun might just have to do a crayfish boil next year.

[@CatchNDinner]

Awesome! We are still salivating just thinking about the boil we made with those tasty critters. 🤤😋

[@Bobbyc719]

Awesome video guys! You got a new subscriber!

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks, Bobby! Appreciate the support. More coming very soon!!

[@Bobbyc719]

Awesome!

[@micahfrisinger7077]

I live in Woodland Park and need to get my trap out. I bought one a few months ago with an idea like this in mind but have not soaked it yet.

[@CatchNDinner]

Hi neighbor, we also live in Woodland Park. Hope you can make it to Eleven Mile, it’s definitely a great spot for crawdads.

[@craigbarringer827]

@Catch N' Dinner please give me an idea on where you two were fishing at eleven mile. My wife and I will be camping at the north shore campground this week and it will be our first attempt at crawfishing. Thanks in advance

[@CatchNDinner]

Crawfish are found all throughout Eleven Mile Res. We were on the east side where there were more rocks and less people. A little secluded cove farther away from the campgrounds. You should do very well! Good luck!!

[@smilefatboy]

Love your video. Definitely an Inspiration for me to hit eleven mile this season. When did you guys go?

[@CatchNDinner]

Glad to hear you enjoyed our video, and that we got you excited about giving it a try. We were crawfishing in mid June. Have fun and hope you get as lucky as we did.

[@sharkkillag6380]

Love your show, but Zatarans and old bay is old grandma. You gotta use Louisiana shrimp and crawfish boil. Leave out the onions and take out the sausage for actual hot links And you are locked in for greatness after it sits about 3 hours. BTW, wifey is BLAZING 🔥🥵....Keep it up bro..

[@CatchNDinner]

The 1st two stores didn’t have any at all. Finally found these seasonings in the 3rd store. Our choices were limited to say the least. We’ll have to order that one online for the next time! Thanks for the tip! 😁

[@sir_brix_alot]

From Arkansas here and we grew up calling them mud bugs 🦞

[@CatchNDinner]

They sure do have a lot of names!!! We also call them delicious!!! 😋

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks for your comment on our archery mule deer video. I am replying here because that video was released by mistake since it needed a few more tweaks. We reposted it, so your original comment got deleted.

[@keithstegall1961]

Don't forget the claw meat.

[@CatchNDinner]

The claw meat is the best. We ate all the claw meat from the bigger claws. I showed how to extract the meat from the claws at the end of the video.

[@jackanderson9145]

Try catfish bait balls next time, I live in the area and Ive found it brings them in quicker and in larger quantities than cat food.

[@CatchNDinner]

Thanks for the tip, we'll have to try that for sure!!

[@jackanderson9145]

@@CatchNDinner np, I rarely have the time to set traps overnight so I had to find something to bring them in quick. Tho I wouldn't recommend using that kind of bait for long overnight soaks, they disintegrate after about 6hrs in the water.

[@CatchNDinner]

@@jackanderson9145 Good to know. Thanks for that info. We’ll definitely try again next summer and use the bait balls.

[@mattodd5169]

Mud bugs

[@CatchNDinner]

They sure have many names, but one great taste. 😋

[@thomasburns4034]

I thought using traps at the Reservoir was prohibited?

[@CatchNDinner]

No, it is not prohibited. Some people even use them commercially to catch crawfish on Eleven Mile.

[@steffb9229]

😂

[@burgerking220]

Bummer you should have let that juicy one breed.

[@CatchNDinner]

We let all the little ones and egg bearing ones go. As you could see, there are plenty of crayfish in Eleven Mile!

[@craigbarringer827]

@@CatchNDinner please give me an idea on where you two were fishing at eleven mile. My wife and I will be camping at the north shore campground this week and it will be our first attempt at crawfishing. Thanks in advance

[@josejainherreradiazcatalan9219]

Didn’t even know Colorado had crawfish

[@CatchNDinner]

Very few people seem to go crawfishing in CO, maybe that’s one reason there are so many. 🤔