Again I'm asking about bay crabbing.

plumbertom · Jul 19, 2018

Anyone getting good numbers of hard shells In the bays?
All I've been hearing is that they are still few and far between.

EOBOY · Jul 19, 2018

I haven't been but have thought about going, just to go. I haven't been able to talk anyone into it, or if they said yes they wanted to go when I couldn't.But I'm way north of you guys so the situation may not applie.

Gulfstream · Jul 19, 2018

I was at the cleaning station in Charleston on last Friday,and saw 2 guys with probably 12-15 crabs,some nice ones.I checked a few for G P and they had 2-3 softies.The wind down here has been BRUTAL!

plumbertom · Jul 20, 2018

Yeah watching that wind forecast.
Even if I get out Monday or Tuesday for the morning tide, it'll be a early day because of afternoon winds and my low sided boat.

Gulfstream · Jul 20, 2018

About and hour or so on either side of slack tide seems best for us.Good Luck

rogerdodger · Jul 21, 2018

I have not heard any really good reports from the central coast. So far, I would say not an amazing crab year like 2017 was.

GaryP1958 · Jul 21, 2018

Actually I work at Safeway Florence and the last 2 weeks have been pretty good as far as Old Town on down, lotsa folks buying chicken for pots this morning!

O. mykiss · Jul 23, 2018

The wind has been horrible past about 11:30, however the crabbing is on fire! I went out in Newport Friday and probably caught about 6 limits in two pulls of my 3 traps. A lot of softies still but there are so many crabs you can grade for hard shell crabs no problem. 25-30 FOW using fish carcs I dug out of the cleaning station dumpster. However, here is my disclaimer. You are taking a risk by using fish in Yaquina bay, I usually use chicken but I was feeling dangerous

oh, and fishing is really good too!

4labs · Jul 23, 2018

Great report and pics. Seem like everything north of reedsport is good and south is spotty.

Hooked Up · Jul 23, 2018

EOBOY;n613100 said:
I haven't been but have thought about going, just to go. I haven't been able to talk anyone into it, or if they said yes they wanted to go when I couldn't.But I'm way north of you guys so the situation may not applie.

Dana, I'll go crabbing with you.

EOBOY · Jul 23, 2018

Give me a call, figured you would be to busy this time of year.

Hooked Up · Jul 24, 2018

I'm buried. Will need to be on a weekend. I'll text you.

EOBOY · Jul 25, 2018

weekends are ok Rose works so no problemo, anything to dodge this heat

rogerdodger · Jul 25, 2018

Bay crabbing? sounds like a lot of work..lol
I chased down this 6" pre-molt male in about 2' of water while I was digging razor clams this morning, I am going to call him "lunch". checked another 20 or so crabs that ended up all being females...
cheers and good crabbing! roger

rogerdodger · Jul 29, 2018

got my first good report from the Siuslaw, crabbing pressure has increased but sounds like limits happening at CG and even farther up river...cheers, roger

O. mykiss · Jul 29, 2018

I went out in the Yaquina again this Friday and caught limits of crab and rockfish for two. The crabbing pressure has dramatically increased and so naturally crabbing has slowed a bit. I still managed a limit but I had to work for it for several hours. Mixture of softies and hard shell crabs but not enough keepers to be picky this trip

GaryP1958 · Aug 8, 2018

Good in the river today

GaryP1958 · Aug 8, 2018

Bon Apetit

Hooked Up · Aug 12, 2018

Took the girls to Netarts today. Missed most of low tide, had a power outage overnight which meant no alarm clock. Ended up with 4 oversized, 1 keeper and some rock crab. In coming tide was pulling my buoys under so moved in a bit with minimal success.

Again I'm asking about bay crabbing.

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