Crawfish, of course, also live in creeks. I have netted many a one over the years out of creeks to use as bait for real fishing. You have to be careful of those pincers, though. Man, can they hurt!

Our day’s work netted Malek about 70 pounds of crawfish, destined to his client, the Pike Place Fish Market later in the week. Not bad for part-time work. “This is just something I do as a ...