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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: huntnphool on April 14, 2009, 02:27:33 PM

Title: Shrimp Season
Post by: huntnphool on April 14, 2009, 02:27:33 PM: Yeahaw, its time to get ready for shrimp season.

WDFW NEWS RELEASE
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
http://wdfw.wa.gov/

April 14, 2009

Contact: Mark O’Toole, (360) 466-4345 ext. 241

2009 Puget Sound shrimp season to open May 2

OLYMPIA - This year’s recreational shrimp fishery in Puget Sound will open May 2 under seasons announced by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

Fishing areas and schedules:

Marine Areas 4 (east of the Bonilla Line), 5, 6 (excluding the Discovery Bay Shrimp District) and 13 will open May 2 at 7 a.m. and will be open daily until the quota is reached, or through Sept. 15, whichever comes first.
Marine Area 7 will open May 2 at 7 a.m. and will be open Wednesdays through Saturdays only until the quota is reached.
Marine Areas 8, 9, and 10, will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Wednesdays only, starting May 2. They will remain open until quotas for those areas are reached, or until May 31, whichever comes first.
Marine Area 11, extending from the northern tip of Vashon Island to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 only.
Hood Canal (Marine Area 12) will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 2, 6, 9 and 13, or until the quota is reached, whichever comes first. Additional dates and times may be announced if sufficient quota remains.
The Discovery Bay Shrimp District in Marine Area 6 near Port Townsend will remain closed to both spot and non-spot shrimp fishing this year.

More information on shrimp seasons and rules is available on the WDFW shellfish hotline at 1-866-880-5431, or online at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/shelfish/shrimpreg .
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Post by: RustneckNW on April 14, 2009, 02:32:40 PM: YESSSS!!! I've been waiting all year to catch those tasty buggers!!
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Post by: huntnphool on April 14, 2009, 02:34:11 PM: Me too :tup:
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Post by: RustneckNW on April 14, 2009, 02:41:38 PM: Well, here's some pics from last season, we knocked 'em dead!
The pic of the ice chest was from one pull!
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Post by: rasbo on April 14, 2009, 03:12:17 PM: ive got a couple of pots cheap if someone wants them
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on April 14, 2009, 03:30:16 PM: I'll be there...
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Post by: HawkenBob on April 14, 2009, 03:31:45 PM: Bringing everything home Saturday night to get ready for the shrimp opener! :drool:
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Post by: Buckshot Bill on April 14, 2009, 09:05:00 PM: Good luck to all who go out. I used to go out all the time when you could dive at night for them but since the a##holes changed the rules us divers can no longer go out and get them like we used to. Tried to get a group together to get special rules for divers but of course they didn't really give a rats ass and just blew us off. Anyways, get em while you can!
Title: Re: Shrimp Season
Post by: jackelope on April 15, 2009, 08:25:49 AM: i've been out once for them when i had my boat. it was a great time and good eats for sure. when i get another boat, i will be out again. good luck, and post some trophy pic's when you get them.