Crabbing in Winchester Bay

My grandsons and I had a great time crabbing from the Old Coast Guard pier on Friday afternoon using 2 Crab Max crab traps. Our catch mostly females and short males mirrored the catch of most of the other crabbers on the dock. However, one crabber caught an exceptionally large Dungeness crab and two boys had so many crabs in their crab pot they could not lift the crab pot onto the dock without help. Their catch included 2 male keeper sized crabs. The old Coast Guard Pier is in a state of decline. If it is not repaired soon it will be closed. Click on the following link to view the crabbing action.  I stopped by the Stockade Market and Pete Heley reports crabbers in boats are taking some limits from the lower bay, however, they are having to work through a lot of female and short males to take upward toward a limit.  Click on the following link to view the crabbing action  Crabbing at the Coast Guard Pier Winchester Bay