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Published August 08, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Crayfish business


Like other crustaceans, crayfish turn bright red when boiled.


Margaret Ontl photos

  • Like other crustaceans, crayfish turn bright red when boiled.<br /><br /><br />Margaret Ontl photos<br />
  • Mason Golden, left, and Joshua Alters sit behind a tasty pile of rusty crayfish. The two have formed M&J Crayfish. Clients can enjoy a feast, improve the quality of area streams and help eradicate an invasive species all at the same time.
  • When all the traps are emptied, the prep starts for cooking which includes rinsing, salting and rinsing again.
  • Mason Golden, son of River Falls Police Department investigator, Chuck Golden, pulls the skid up the embankment after the first two traps of the morning were pulled.
  • The morning haul netted approximately 15 pounds of rusty crayfish.
  • Mason Golden, in waders, returns after retrieving two traps.
  • Larger than the native species, the rusty crayfish is also identified by a maroon spot on both sides of its shell.
  • Joshua Alters pours out the boiled rusty crayfish for a typical Louisiana style crawfish boil.