Crayfish or crawdad, or what I like to refer to our ""Lake lobster"" are actually closely related to the lobster. They are found in ""bodies of fresh water that do that do not freeze to the bottom and are mostly found where there is fresh water running through it. They cannot tolerate polluted water"" which is good to know that Big Wood lake is clean and not polluted as there are many of these little guys in the lake.

One family who stayed with us a couple weeks ago had a great time catching the ""lake lobster"", especially at night. Seems they are attracted to light and would come to them when the used a flashlight or a glow stick in the water. So one night, they steamed them and had them as appetizers for dinner. I never had them but they said they tasted just like lobster, but more tender and of course, not as much meat as a real one.