Invasive rusty crayfish trapping offers lake benefits, and a tasty meal

It was just another day at work for Tim Fischer and his son, Vince, as they took to the waters of Minnesota’s Lake Vermilion to check crayfish traps they’d set the previous day.
Tim Fischer has been catching invasive crayfish for about 20 years on Vermilion, and has expanded his business, Northern Foragers, over the years to encompass foraging for various mushrooms, berries, and such on his acres of land in northern Minnesota. His foraging and commercial crayfish operation, which involves his wife and son, is a major departure from his early career as a chef.

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