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Title: Winter Crabbing Opens October 1st
Post by: Fish4Fun on September 30, 2014, 10:00:19 AM: http://wdfw.wa.gov/news/sep3014a/ (http://wdfw.wa.gov/news/sep3014a/)

Most areas of Puget Sound reopen Oct. 1 for late-season crab fishing
Crabbing will not reopen at this time in marine areas 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area) and 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island).
Title: Re: Winter Crabbing Opens October 1st
Post by: Gobble Doc on October 01, 2014, 02:30:50 PM: I've never done the later season crabbing. Is it usually as good as in the summer? Or, are there fewer crab but bigger crab?
Title: Re: Winter Crabbing Opens October 1st
Post by: carlyoungs on October 01, 2014, 02:50:10 PM: It has been just the same for me. We go out of Camano island.
Title: Re: Winter Crabbing Opens October 1st
Post by: Forks on October 01, 2014, 04:07:34 PM: Quote from: Gobble Doc on October 01, 2014, 02:30:50 PM
I've never done the later season crabbing. Is it usually as good as in the summer? Or, are there fewer crab but bigger crab?
The guys I crab with and I feel it's better in the fall/ winter in the south sound.