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Title: Crabs in the Sound, April 2008
Post by: captainzippy on April 28, 2008, 08:27:24 PM

My friend and I took my little cartopper out for a spin in Howe Sound the other day and decided to drop a couple of traps to see what happens. We dropped them at the mouth of Indian Arm in about 80 feet of water on the North West side then decided to troll awhile. After not having any success with the trolling We went back to the crab traps... I could barely pull them up. Both of them were stacked full of mostly legal crab. We kept the best 8 crabs threw the rest back went home and had a great dinner.

Title: Re: Crabs in the Sound
Post by: Sam Salmon on April 28, 2008, 08:31:27 PM

Get 'em while you can-not sure when commercial season for Crabs opens up but once it does that's it the party is over. :'(

Title: Re: Crabs in the Sound
Post by: tyee1on on May 31, 2008, 11:03:47 AM

commercial season for Crabs opens when in the Howe sound?

Title: Re: Crabs in the Sound
Post by: chum dad on May 31, 2008, 11:12:55 AM

I've been told that the commercial opening is June 1st!

Title: Re: Crabs in the Sound
Post by: tyee1on on May 31, 2008, 03:30:20 PM

i guess there go's all the crab for this year they should make it later like end of June

Title: Re: Crabs in the Sound, April 2008
Post by: gofish on June 10, 2008, 11:20:48 AM

June 23

Title: Re: Crabs in the Sound, April 2008
Post by: fishyfish on June 15, 2008, 11:53:57 PM

June 15 at tsawwassen  :'( Five or six commercial boats there today.