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Title: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: Jamieb on July 04, 2021, 01:57:53 PM: I live in area 13 so my local areas are closed again this year so I'm looking for a new crabbing area.
I used to get up to Brinnon one or twice a summer but I've heard the crab have been over fished around there.
I've been taking my 8year old grandson out hunting and fishing, trying to show him some of the outdoors that I grew up experiencing but a lot of my old haunts of the 80's and 90's arent so productive any more.
So I'm looking to try farther away. I've hear good things about the Dungeness Bay, so thats the plan for next weekend right now. After looking at a map/chart, Dungeness looks pretty shallow.
If Anybody has any pointers or advise, I'm all ears. I've got the pots loaded up in my little 16' smokercraft ready to go. Now I'm trying to figure out where to go.

Thanks Jamie
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: ASHQUACK on July 04, 2021, 04:39:47 PM: It's pretty straight forward out there. If it's an open day there will be buoys in the good areas. It gets pretty hammered but there are a few crabs to be had. Watch the tides and wind direction it can and does get nasty in there.
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: Jpmiller on July 04, 2021, 05:21:31 PM: Buddy bought a place on the water in sequim last year. We went out and tossed a pot in and pulled at least one keeper every time and neither of us had a clue what we were doing really. The area was littered with buoys and the neighbor who has a bigger boat and much more experience said it's a good area to go.
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: Jamieb on July 05, 2021, 06:16:20 PM: Thanks guys. Looks like Saturdays morning tides are pretty small so at least we have that going for us.

Jamie
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: opdinkslayer on July 05, 2021, 08:34:08 PM: PA harbor was productive the first few days I know
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: BD1 on July 05, 2021, 08:46:42 PM: Kline Spit area can have rapidly changing conditions...tides, currents, depth etc. Be safe and best of luck :tup:
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on July 05, 2021, 08:59:11 PM: Crab it early in the season. Find lots of females and undersized later on. Clams for bait if you can.
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 05, 2021, 09:35:02 PM: If you want to run up to Everett, PM me. I'll get you crab. I went out there 10 years in a '17 Smokercraft, no problem.
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: rainshadow1 on July 05, 2021, 10:11:26 PM: Tend your gear... lots of thieves.

Bouy mass is usually the located congregation, but not always. Look for open bottom, don't set in the weeds. Launching can be very tide dependent. Lots of crab in there!
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: bhawley76 on July 06, 2021, 07:15:03 AM: We went to Hoods canal this weekend and it was pretty slow. Got lots of good sized rock crab but the Dungeness were few and far between. WATCH FOR POT THIEVES! A few of our pots were checked.
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: Angry Perch on July 08, 2021, 09:01:38 AM: Quote from: Jamieb on July 05, 2021, 06:16:20 PM
Thanks guys. Looks like Saturdays morning tides are pretty small so at least we have that going for us.

Jamie

Are you talking about this Saturday, 7/10, tide? I'm new to this, but it looks like a big one to me??
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: Stein on July 08, 2021, 09:19:56 AM: Yeah, Saturday is a biggie, loosing 8' early and then turning right around and getting 8' back. The pm set is the small one, only 1' change. It gets better mid month.

It's one of those days that are fun to go on Deception Pass bridge and watch the water, 7.4 knots outgoing at 6:39 am Saturday. :yike: "Only" 6.8 knots at incoming peak.
Title: Re: Crabbing around Sequim.
Post by: Jamieb on July 09, 2021, 06:08:58 PM: I guess I read the tide book wrong. That makes having to work tomorrow a little easier
To swallow.

Jamie