MA 12 Crabbing

[Encore 280]

WDFW is opening Hood Canal 2 weeks early for crabbing. Opens for one day Monday June 15 then again for the weekly openings on the 18th. I just got hungry a couple weeks early!!

[fishngamereaper]

That was supposed to be a secret.....dam u

[Encore 280]

Oops, sorry. :-)

[CP]

Yep, a secret:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Recreational-crab-fishing-season-to-open-2-weeks-early-306774541.html

[h20hunter]

Probably won't be to many comments that bump this to the top.


 

[wheels]

went out there today to out honey holes only one  shallow pot had anything in it   other 3 were not touched  the one that had any was smalls and females

[gasman]

We hit south of the hood canal bridge this morning. had pots in water from 6 to 11:30 and only ended up with 3 rock and 1 legal size dungee 


Not how I hoped to start the crab season off 

No one we talked to was doing well, even after 4 pots soaking over night, the first pot had 3 keepers in it for the guy but the others gave them nothing after an all night soak 

[gasman]

Also had a buddy down around Potlatch, they launched at about 10 and pulled out at 3:30 with only one legal dungee.

[wheels]

we were  at twason river mouth then  across  in 130 ft  we talk to a guy that did 3 day soak 3 keepers 

[Old Dog]

I did not do any better at Dewatto.  A 4 hour soak, and only one keeper Dungeness. 

[wheels]

what were the numbers in your pots  like

[The scout]

it really just depends on where the Indians have been raping recently, no good spots south of dewatto for sure

[gasman]

Most we had at one one time  was 3 female dungee.  Had a few pots that were blank.

[gotshot]

I'm not so excited anymore about MA 11 after seeing all the pots going in 2 months ago. I mean a lot of pots. How can that be fair.

[Encore 280]

We ended up with 2 limits yesterday, 6 pots but it took a couple soaks to get  'em. Left them out over night so we're gonna go pull 'em later on this morning and that'll probably be it for MA12 til MA9 opens in a couple weeks. Really fell off big time after the opener. With all the pots out there it has to take a toll on the crabs.