VERMILION PARISH — Freezing temperatures across the region are having an impact on crawfish ponds, making it more difficult for fishermen to catch their haul. As a result, higher prices could be ...

Last week’s historic winter storm may limit the supply of crawfish and drive mudbug prices up—but only in the short term.

According to Shirley, the best water temperature to catch crawfish is when it’s around 70 to 80 degrees. As water temperature drops to near freezing, like what is expected for next week ...

"Well, here’s some crawfish out of the trap, it’s about five of them, and that’s kind of indicative of when we have some cold weather—you just don’t catch a lot of crawfish," he explained.

The good news is that the crawfish are largely unaffected. The bad news? You don't catch as many crawfish as you normally would. Restaurants in southeast Texas are closely observing the temperatures.

CROWLEY, La. ( KLFY) – Things are returning to normal now that the ice has melted away from last week’s blizzard. Many people are wondering what that means for crawfish season. Scott Broussard, a ...