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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Gobble Doc on September 23, 2015, 02:48:55 PM

Title: Winter Crab
Post by: Gobble Doc on September 23, 2015, 02:48:55 PM: How does the winter crab season compare to the summer season? I can guess the weather is more of a wildcard but how about numbers and quality of the dungies? Mostly thinking about areas 8-2/9. Bigger, smaller, fewer? For some reason I've just not done this in the past.
Title: Re: Winter Crab
Post by: NRA4LIFE on September 23, 2015, 02:54:27 PM: In general, I have found them slightly larger and fewer softshells. It should pick up where the summer season left off, i.e very good. Lots of competition if the tribal and commercials are allowed to crab. I crab primarily 8-2.
Title: Re: Winter Crab
Post by: FWilliams on September 23, 2015, 03:30:52 PM: what NRA said,

also winter goes to 7 days a week, which is nice if you have the option of going during the week, you can pick and choose the good weather days. Last year I was crabbing right alongside a string of commercial pots and still limiting no problem.
Title: Re: Winter Crab
Post by: HankC on September 23, 2015, 05:58:39 PM: Quote from: NRA4LIFE on September 23, 2015, 02:54:27 PM
In general, I have found them slightly larger and fewer softshells. It should pick up where the summer season left off, i.e very good. Lots of competition if the tribal and commercials are allowed to crab. I crab primarily 8-2.

Do you have any luck at the Everett Marina? I had easy limits last winter up by my Uncle's place in Kayak Point but skunked crabbing in Everett this summer.
Title: Re: Winter Crab
Post by: Gobble Doc on September 23, 2015, 08:40:12 PM: Thanks for the comments. I'll pick up a card when it opens and then hope for a few weekends of good weather. I would love to score some cold weather crab. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Winter Crab
Post by: Rick on September 23, 2015, 09:31:51 PM: I much prefer winter crabbing.

Back in the day,we'd get 5-6 guys together and go crabbing for Christmas and New years eve dinners.

Its also really fun to wade for them on a calm mid winters night. Chest waders,lantern and a salmon net.
Title: Re: Winter Crab
Post by: Eric M on September 23, 2015, 10:02:51 PM: 20 years ago we'd go around Fox Island. Don't know what that area's like any more. Used to be pretty good in the winter.
Title: Re: Winter Crab
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 23, 2015, 10:30:49 PM: Last fall was night and day better for me than the summer. Just way fewer pots.