Are you ready for some crawfish?

You're in luck, says David Conger, fishmonger and owner of Capt'n Dave's Seafood Market in Plano, who has made crawfish a specialty.

"When the weather's great, the crawfish come out to feed," he says.

When it's cold, mud bugs hunker down.

"Because of January starting off early with good weather, the price has come down quick to what it was midseason last year," Conger says.

A 2-pound platter of boiled crawfish at Cajun Tailgators.

At the moment, just in time for Mardi Gras on Tuesday, the crawfish haul is mixed, he says, although producers are pulling in lots of big boys. Pretty soon, they'll have enough to start grading for size.

Conger advises anyone who wants crawfish for Mardi Gras to get on the phone and order now.

"That week, there's going to be a shortage," he predicts. "If you wait till the last minute, you won't get 'em." Get details at captaindavesfreshseafoodmarket.wordpress.com.

Rex's Seafood is a vendor at the Dallas Farmers Market.

Fat Tuesday crawfish boil

Don't want to do the boil, but do want to enjoy the delicious returns? Rex's Seafood at the Dallas Farmers Market will host a Fat Tuesday crawfish boil from 6 to 11 p.m., with happy hour drinks from 4 to 6 p.m. Thirty bucks buys you all the crawfish, potatoes and corn you can eat. The Market at the Dallas Farmers Market, 920 S. Harwood St. rexsatthemarket.com.

Farmers markets

Clearfork Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. 4801 Edwards Ranch Road, Fort Worth (The Trailhead at Clearfork). farmersmarket1848.com.

Coppell Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, second and fourth Saturdays, January-March. 768 W. Main St., off Bethel Road. 972-304-7043. coppellfarmersmarket.org.

Cowtown Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. 3821 Southwest Blvd., Fort Worth, under the tents in the parking lot of Edelweiss Restaurant and Texas Outdoors, on the Weatherford traffic circle (the confluence of U.S. Highway 377, State Highway 183 and Camp Bowie Boulevard). 817-763-0193. Facebook: Cowtown Farmers Market.

Crescent Court Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Saturday of every month, starting in March. In the courtyard and along Cedar Springs Road. 500 Crescent Court. crescentcourtfarmersmarket.com.

Dallas Farmers Market: The Shed, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Monday-Thursday. The Market food hall, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 1010 S. Pearl Expressway. 214-664-9110. dallasfarmersmarket.org.

Four Seasons Market-Belt Line: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Dal-Rich Village, 101 Coit Road, Richardson. fourseasonsmarkets.com.

Four Seasons Market-Carrollton: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. 2722 N. Josey Lane. fourseasonsmarkets.com.

Four Seasons Market-Flower Mound: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. 2121 Cross Timbers Road. fourseasonsmarkets.com.

Four Seasons Market-Richardson: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. 677 W. Campbell Road, at Floyd Road. fourseasonsmarkets.com.

Historic McKinney Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon, first and third Saturday, January-March. Chestnut Square Historic Village, McDonald and Anthony streets (park in the lot on McDonald). 972-562-8790. chestnutsquare.org.

Lola's Local Market: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Home of Lola the pig. 1771 Kever Main (off State Highway 5), Melissa. Facebook: Lola's Local Market.

Oak Cliff Lions Farmers Market: Opens its 2017 season Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, then every second and fourth Saturday. Lula B's parking lot, 1982 Fort Worth Ave. Facebook: Oak Cliff Lions Club Farmer's Market.

Ridgmar Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays. 900 State Highway 183 N. (across from Ridgmar Mall), Fort Worth. 817-246-7525.