Fishing of crayfish

Please note that this section does not provide a complete list of requirements

European crayfish (lat.: Astacus astacus) – catching is prohibited (listed in the Lithuanian Red Book).
Narrow-clawed crayfish (lat.: Astacus leptodactylus) – catching is allowed from 16 July to 14 October. No more than 50 crayfish can be caught during one fishing session. The minimum size of the caught crayfish is 10 cm (from the beginning of the head spike to the end of the extended tail plate). No more than 5 fishing traps* or scoops can be used to catch narrow-clawed crayfish at a time.
Spinycheek crayfish (lat.: Orconectes limosus) – invasive crayfish. Catching is permitted all year round, neither the size nor the number is restricted. The number of fishing traps and scoops for catching spinycheek crayfish is not restricted, these crayfish are also allowed to be caught with hands and landing nets, but during such fishing all broad-clawed and narrow-clawed crayfish or fish caught must be immediately released into the same body of water.
Signal crayfish (lat.: Pacifastacus leniusculus) – invasive crayfish. Catching is permitted all year round, neither the size nor the number is restricted. The number of fishing traps and scoops for catching signal crayfish is not restricted, these crayfish are also allowed to be caught with hands and landing nets, but during such fishing all broad-clawed and narrow-clawed crayfish or fish caught must be immediately released into the same body of water.

More information is available in the Rules for Amateur Fishing in Inland Waters (in Lithuanian)

* A fishing trap for catching crayfish – a trap no longer than 100 cm, no wider than 50 cm and no higher than 50 cm or a trap with a base diameter of no more than 100 cm and no higher than 50 cm.