The crayfish are back

PORTLAND crayfisherman Neil O’Connell unloads some of his catch from his first haul of the season on board Wag on Wednesday to Portland Fish Market owner Alastair McDonald. Picture: KAREN HODGE 211117kh12

By Chalpat Sonti

November 20, 2021 | 6:30 AM

IT has been a hard couple of years for local crayfishers, but they are optimistic that this season might bring them something better.

While the season runs from July to June, November 15 marks the start of the season proper – when either sex of crayfish can be taken from western Victorian waters.