Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2015 17:24:29 GMT
Yaquina Bay: crabbing in Yaquina Bay last year produced this fine catch for this young lady..
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On 06/05 I ran into clam digger Bob and his wife at the boat ramp in Newport. They were there to dig for gaper clams and do some crabbing. While at the boat dock I spoke to two ODFW catch recorders and they both confirmed that crabbing has been slow in the bay but productive in the ocean. I was there with my friend Walter to photograph the proper way to safely deploy a crab pots and crab rings. Walter dug a limit of gaper clams while I tried using a Crab Max to crab from shore prior to deploying our crab pot for photographs. Walter and I failed to catch any keeper sized Dungeness crabs. However, once Bob and his wife finished digging limits of gaper clams at the sea wall they caught 9 rock hard Dungeness crabs.
Bob attributes his fine catch to good luck but the limit catch by 3 crabbers in the area of the bay where Bob caught his crabs. I would have to say that crabbing in Yaquina Bay is pretty good.
Clan Digging in Yaquina Bay
On 06/05 Clam digger Bob and his wife dug limits of gaper clams at the Sea Wall in Yaquina Bay. They are new to digging Oregon's bay clams but to their credit and my appreciation they refilled the holes they dug. Kudos to you both.
Hi Bill
Thanx for the advice and pics. We had a a bit of luck with the crabs over on the south side just up stream of the NOAA docks. Got 9 keepers, mostly really good size. 2 soaks of 2 pots in about an hour and a half. Bob. Click on the image to view in full size.
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On 06/05 I ran into clam digger Bob and his wife at the boat ramp in Newport. They were there to dig for gaper clams and do some crabbing. While at the boat dock I spoke to two ODFW catch recorders and they both confirmed that crabbing has been slow in the bay but productive in the ocean. I was there with my friend Walter to photograph the proper way to safely deploy a crab pots and crab rings. Walter dug a limit of gaper clams while I tried using a Crab Max to crab from shore prior to deploying our crab pot for photographs. Walter and I failed to catch any keeper sized Dungeness crabs. However, once Bob and his wife finished digging limits of gaper clams at the sea wall they caught 9 rock hard Dungeness crabs.
Bob attributes his fine catch to good luck but the limit catch by 3 crabbers in the area of the bay where Bob caught his crabs. I would have to say that crabbing in Yaquina Bay is pretty good.
Clan Digging in Yaquina Bay
On 06/05 Clam digger Bob and his wife dug limits of gaper clams at the Sea Wall in Yaquina Bay. They are new to digging Oregon's bay clams but to their credit and my appreciation they refilled the holes they dug. Kudos to you both.
Hi Bill
Thanx for the advice and pics. We had a a bit of luck with the crabs over on the south side just up stream of the NOAA docks. Got 9 keepers, mostly really good size. 2 soaks of 2 pots in about an hour and a half. Bob. Click on the image to view in full size.
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