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KarateKick

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Where to go crabbing
« on: September 13, 2014, 05:56:33 PM »
Where is the best place to go crabbing this weekend?

We went to the Ambleside pier two weeks ago, and every crab we caught was undersized.  A friend says we may catch some bigger ones if we go to Barnet Marine Park.  Is there any truth to that?


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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2014, 06:42:35 PM »
White Rock
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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2014, 07:35:42 PM »
Crabbing during this time of the year is not so productive due to the commercial crabbing pressure in the past several months. You'll find it more productive later this winter when pressure is much lower.
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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2014, 11:29:36 PM »
Belcarra will be the same. If you want to catch legal crab from shore its slim pickings this time of year. Could try down by the McBarge, I often see people there.
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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 06:09:16 PM »
I was down at Ambleside this morning for a couple of hours. Lots of people crabbing. 99.9% of the crabs caught were undersized. Saw only one legal crab caught.
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BananasQ

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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2014, 06:58:07 PM »
I was at ambleside too - crabbing and fishing from a yellow canoe. Got skunked on both salmon and crabs but was a beautiful day on the water. 8)
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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2014, 07:56:53 AM »
Quote from: Fish Assassin on September 14, 2014, 06:09:16 PM
I was down at Ambleside this morning for a couple of hours. Lots of people crabbing. 99.9% of the crabs caught were undersized. Saw only one legal crab caught.

Reminds me of when I was talking to the parks officer at Belcarra - last summer they monitored catches and out of 1300 crabs that were caught off the dock there, only 30 were legal - just over 2%. Of those, only 4 were Dungeness with the rest red rock.
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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2014, 10:20:57 AM »
at the pier by jericho sailing centre people crabbing with chicken parts usually get some keepers 1 or 2 per crabber it used to be very bad there but its picking up just make sure you get there early enough to get a spot ;)
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Re: Where to go crabbing
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2014, 11:06:50 AM »
Quote from: fish fear me on September 17, 2014, 10:20:57 AM
at the pier by jericho sailing centre people crabbing with chicken parts usually get some keepers 1 or 2 per crabber it used to be very bad there but its picking up just make sure you get there early enough to get a spot ;)

Interesting - I thought that you couldn't crab there.  Area 28-8 is closed year round for crabbing. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/a-s28-eng.html.  Oh, well look at that - its *just* in 28-7.  Good to know!
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