Puget Sound Crabbing Season 2025. Recreational crabbing season begins in Puget Sound Each year, recreational crabbers catch more than 1.5 million pounds of Dungeness crab using pots, ring nets, and — in the case of wade and dive fishers — their bare hands.LicensingAll recreational crabbers 15 years or older must carry a current Washington fishing license Per the agreement between Washington, Oregon, and California, fish and wildlife departments conduct test fishing from November to December, with optional tests in October and January.
Puget Sound Crabbing Opens July 1 In Most Inside Waters from nwsportsmanmag.com
The value of state landings for the 2023-24 coastal commercial Dungeness crab season was $66.8 million, surpassed only by an $88.2 million record set during the 2021-22 season This includes key areas such as the Columbia River and Willapa Bay
Puget Sound Crabbing Opens July 1 In Most Inside Waters
The daily limit in Puget Sound is five Dungeness crabs, males only, in hard-shell condition with a minimum carapace width of 6 1/4 inches. The daily limit in Puget Sound is five Dungeness crabs, males only, in hard-shell condition with a minimum carapace width of 6 1/4 inches. After identifying several violations of those leases, Franz terminated the last leases for finfish net pen aquaculture facilities in November 2022
2022 Puget Sound Summer Dungeness Crabbing Season. After identifying several violations of those leases, Franz terminated the last leases for finfish net pen aquaculture facilities in November 2022 Many crabbers choose to place their pots on their way out of the marina when they want to start fishing, and they have noticed that within the first few… Read More »Catch Crabs in the Puget Sound
KUOW These small green crabs are invading Puget Sound shores. 5, 2025, for areas south of Point Arena to the U.S./Mexico border This includes key areas such as the Columbia River and Willapa Bay