Crab!

[scotsman]

Crabbing out of Port Townsed was LOUSY last weekend. Our usual good producing spots yileded zero legal Dungies. Rumor has it that the tribes had thousands of pots out the past few weeks and cleaned out the legals. However, I have no proof....just repeating the rumor.

[h20hunter]

At the Everett launch there was a tribe truck just hanging out as boats unloaded garbage cans full just this evening.

[h2ofowlr]

At the Everett launch there was a tribe truck just hanging out as boats unloaded garbage cans full just this evening.

Tribes have been cleaning up the crab for the past 3 weeks.  We also saw them running 100 yard long fishing nets east of Deception Pass.  They were setting up for Sockeye.  Didn't see the game cops checking them at all.

[jmscon]

Tribes have been crabbing in 8-1 and 8-2 the last couple of days. Haven't seen them in there last or this week prior to yesterday. Yesterday and today I saw a lot more recreational pots out there than tribal, by far!

[sled]

We are going Sunday somewhere.

[h20hunter]

Well, my overnight pots were a bust.  I think they were pilfered. Slow morning but picked up in the afternoon. Sent some friends home with 10 and we cooked up a few. Bit windy, mass pots out there, and yes, tribes are still slaying them.

[singleshot12]

At the Everett launch there was a tribe truck just hanging out as boats unloaded garbage cans full just this evening.

Tribes have been cleaning up the crab for the past 3 weeks.  We also saw them running 100 yard long fishing nets east of Deception Pass.  They were setting up for Sockeye.  Didn't see the game cops checking them at all.

  I gave up fishing and crabbing in this state. The greed for the last of our resources is out of control.

[Brushcrawler]

Pretty sparse effort and crab in Area 11 this weekend. Plenty of red rock crab if that is what you want.

[jackmaster]

How deep are you guys crabbing? I started out last year at no less than 150 , we did ok, I did pull one pot that you could not stuff another crab in there and they all female ,I never had a pot that full !! I know that last year the natives really put a hurtn on them and went over their quota by a lot , I don't want to start a bashing thread, I know one of the natives though and he thinks it's pretty funny 

[Angus]

Saw police activity and a boat being towed in at the ramp while we were headed out.

https://myeverettnews.com/2017/07/01/1-dies-3-rescued-after-crabbing-boat-swamps-off-naval-station-everett/


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Sad news.  That's a pretty small boat for 4 people and I'm guessing 8 crab pots.

I have a 16 footer with much higher sides then that boat, it fishes 3 people very comfortably, never fished 4 but I'm sure it would feel crowded and to add crab gear to that, NO WAY. 

[CP]

Scratched out a couple this morning but crabbing is way slower than usual.  The tribes are still hitting 8-2 hard.

[singleshot12]

Star fish population going up, crab cycle going down, commercial/rec. cycle going up = no more crab

[h20hunter]

4 pulls,  4 pots each time. 1 crab. Had tribes set pots within 10 feet of mine. Heading in and getting some ling putta the freezer.

[NRA4LIFE]

Threw 4 pots in Thursday morning for a 3 hour soak, 4 crab.  Let them soak overnight, planned to pick them up Friday but the wind really blew up and we decided to turn around at the green can and head back to the slip.  Picked them up yesterday morning with a total of 8.  Not too bad I guess.  Tribal and commercial pots everywhere.  This is going to be a bad season.  Had one pot suspiciously move about 300 yards.  Never had one move in this spot.  Hmmmm 

[Fishstiq]

This season looks like it's going to be terrible.  In past seasons I would go out just to crab.  This year I think I'll be dropping pots on my way to go fishing as a secondary option.  Don't think I'll go out much just to target crab, doesn't sound like it will be worthwhile.