No Summer crabbing in south Sound again??

[Dan-o]

If I'm reading the website right, it looks like no Summer crabbing in the DesMoines/Tacoma area again.

Is that right?

[KB88]

Looks like you are right... what a complete joke.

[Crunchy]

well I know where the crab went.  I fish MA11 and 13 a lot.  Usually twice a week.  There is a large boat that is almost always tied up to the Pt Defiance boat launch dock.  I always see them hauling out crates of crabs on a dolly and loading it into a van.  Either native or commercial I never asked.  This has been going on for alteast  the last three months.   Their crab pots are huge!!

[Dan-o]

I'm bummed.

I enjoy crabbing out there.

[Jamieb]

I never limit out but we always have fun setting pot in area 13. I guess I need to find a new spot to take the family on Hood Canal.
My wife bought me a new electric scotty pot puller this year. I'll have to find someplace to use it.

[CaNINE]

irritating. We enjoy crabbing in 13 and look forward to it each summer. I guess we’ll just have to get our fix in Alaska in July.

[Stein]

Crab aren’t doing great, hopefully we are past the real bad years and they will recover.  I read there are basically missing years where little to no young crab survived.


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[hunthard]

So why not close it for everyone? WDFW sucks....

[Stein]

Why close it everywhere if there are enough in many areas to support a harvest?  That doesn't make sense at all.  It's open for everyone, you just have to drive a bit, just like everything else.

[hunthard]

I wasn't implying close it everywhere, if the state wants to close area 11 and 13 for crabbing I think they shouldn't let ANYONE crab in those area's.

[trophyhunt]

So why not close it for everyone? WDFW sucks....

Im guessing he’s saying close it for everyone in that area that’s closed to non natives.  Seems more than fair to me.

[Stein]

That makes sense, my bad.  Commercial has been closed since April 15 statewide.

[Jamieb]

I've been running around Area 13 the last couple of weekends. There are  no pots out there, commercial or native.

[millerwheeler]

My kids and i are more than bummed . There are other areas but when yhere is something next to home always helps . I know the numbers have been down for several years but not one group of people  is responsible but I agree on closed for one group should be closed to commercial first before us

[Jamieb]

The protected waters of the south sound are perfect most of the summer for us guys with small boats. It would sure be a shame if our crab pot just sit in the shed all summer.