Crawfish Photos
Louisiana Crawfish and Crawfish Boil Photographs
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We've been catching crawfish all our life, and love the Louisiana tradition of a long, leisurely crawfish boil in spring! From our earlier years fishing those roadside ditches along LA Highway 1 around Marksville, to now, we love crawfishing!
Many of us that live in Louisiana and the South have the opportunity to catch our own crawfish ... we own the nets and traps, and we have that special local bayou or swamp where we catch crawfish.
Crawfish nets are simple and easy to use. They are inexpensive, and easy to store. Bait is cheap, and plentiful.
Boiling crawfish is a Cajun tradition, an event and social gathering not to be rushed, but to be enjoyed with family and friends!
Fill your chest with ice, beer and cold drinks, gather up newspaper to spread on the outdoor tables, setup the lawn chairs, and begin the "process".
Enjoy our Crawfish Photo Gallery!
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A sack of fresh, live Louisiana Crawfish, right out of the swamp or off the crawfish farm! Photographs and Copyright by the Staff |
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Live Louisiana Crawfish! |
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Start gathering up the ingredients: Zatarain's Shrimp & Crab Boil, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, and the rest of the makings for the perfect crawfish boil! |
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Get those side food items ready to go: onions, potatoes, lemons and garlic |
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The Louisiana Crawfish, big and juicy, fresh out of the swamp, and on the loose! |
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Hold a crawfish behind the head ... and you're safe! |
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Live Louisiana Crawfish, up close and personal! |
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Rinsing the crawfish before the boil ... or purging if you prefer |
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Butane crawfish boiler heating up ... time for a cool drink while we wait! |
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The ingredients are starting to boil ... |
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The butane burner is hot! |
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Atchafalaya Basin Crawfish ... boiled to perfection, seasoned just right. |
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Ready to eat after a few minutes in the boiler! |
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Raising the basket from the boiler, full of freshly boiled crawfish |
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Boiled Louisiana crawfish, corn on the cob, and new potatoes, hot out of the boiler. |
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Boiled Louisiana crawfish ... yum!! |
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Boiled Louisiana crawfish kept in the cooler to keep 'em hot till eating |
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Enjoying the ultimate Louisiana and Texas delicacy and tradition: boiled crawfish! |
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A perfect platter of boiled crawfish, along with corn on the cob, potatoes and an onion! |
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Sometimes we elect to boil fresh, large Gulf of Mexico Shrimp ... the procedure is similar, and the results are incredibly delicious! |
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And crawfish make a perfect addition to seafood gumbo, along with USA shrimp, crabs, okra and rice. |
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A Christmas tradition: a scruptous bowl of seafood gumbo, with crawfish, shrimp, crab, okra and rice. |
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Gumbo, with lots of rice, and French bread |
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Atchafalaya Swamp in South Louisiana ... crawfish mecca! Read more about Louisiana Swamps at our other website, Louisiana-Destinations.com |
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