For Texas rice farmers determined to hang onto their land, crawfish offer clear benefits. Omnivores and swamp creatures at heart, mudbugs thrive in the low, warm, plant-filled waters of rice paddies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOUR LAKE, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 9: George Macias cleans crawfish after the catch at Bayou Best Crawfish Farm in Sour Lake, Monday, Feb ...

I set a minnow trap baited with chicken breast to see if it could attract and catch crawfish. Now it’s time to check the trap and see what showed up. Sometimes the simplest bait can bring surprising ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Crawfish season is already underway in Southeast Texas, earlier than expected. It could stretch longer than usual, according to local restaurant owners and farmers, despite ongoing ...

As live bait goes, it’s hard to beat crawfish for trout, bass, catfish, and more—yet they are wildly underused. That’s because it’s rare to find them for sale in bait shops. There are no commercial ...

WINNIE, TX (KTRK) -- It's the peak of crawfish season, and it's become a big business in Texas. Chances are you've had a pound or two, or 10. But have you ever wondered what it takes to get them from ...

It’s that time of the year again when people go crazy for some Cajun mudbugs. Depending on the weather, crawfish season can be plentiful or scanty. “We need a lot of rain down in Louisiana, and we ...

NEDERLAND, Texas — Crawfish season in Texas is running light this year, and it has nothing to do with the weather. It’s about people — or rather, the lack of them — willing and able to do the grueling ...

As tired light filtered through the fog on a recent Monday morning, Daniel Valenzuela sloshed shin-deep into a flooded rice paddy in Southeast Texas. He shoved a scoop-shaped sled along the ground in ...