If you fall into one of the following 3 categories, this article is for you:
1. You believe the current recreational crabbing season in Puget Sound is too short.
2. You will do ANYTHING to catch Dungeness Crab and you’re not afraid of cold weather.
3. Your boat motor held you hostage for most of the season and you’re still playing catch-up.
Four marine areas of the Puget Sound will reopen to recreational crab fishing starting Nov. 15th, based on summer catch assessments by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) that show more crab are available for harvest.
At 8 a.m. on Nov. 15, Marine Areas 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca), 9 (Admiralty Inlet), 10 (Seattle/Bremerton) and 12 (Hood Canal) will reopen for sport crabbing seven days a week through Jan. 2, 2011
Crab fishing will also remain open seven days a week through Jan. 2 in marine areas 4 (Neah Bay), 5 (Sekiu), and 13 (South Puget Sound), where the fishery has continued uninterrupted since June 18.
The following Marine Areas remained closed: 7 (San Juan Islands), 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope Island and Skagit Bay), 8-2 (Port Susan and Port Gardner) and 11 (Tacoma/Vashon Island),
And don’t forget to report your catch on the Winter Catch Cards!
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