How to Catch & Cook Crab - Summer 2024
hosted by Friends of Camano Island Parks
Tentative Schedule
please check back in early April for additional details
please check back in early April for additional details
Location: the Amphitheater at Camano Island State Park
Saturday evening, June 15th at 7:00 pm (tentative)
Saturday mornings at 10:30 am
In this hour-long class you'll learn how to catch, care for, clean, and cook our prized Dungeness crab from our local experts from Friends of Camano Island Parks.
Saturday evening, June 15th at 7:00 pm (tentative)
Saturday mornings at 10:30 am
- June 22 (tentative)
- June 29 (tentative)
- July 6 (tentative)
- July 13 (tentative)
In this hour-long class you'll learn how to catch, care for, clean, and cook our prized Dungeness crab from our local experts from Friends of Camano Island Parks.
To crab in Washington State:
All recreational crabbers 15 years or older must carry a current Washington fishing license. In addition, all recreational crabbers regardless of age, who fish for crab in the Puget Sound crab management area must purchase a Puget Sound crab endorsement on their license and obtain a Puget Sound Dungeness crab catch record card to account for all Dungeness crab they catch. More information related to crabbing:
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General Licensing Information:
- Fishing & Shellfishing Licenses:
wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/fishing.html - Puget Sound Dungeness Crab Catch Record Card:
wdfw.wa.gov/licenses/fishing/catch-record-card/dungeness
- Puget Sound Crab & Shrimp
wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/gear-rules
- Know if the tide is rising or falling (so you have enough line)
- Know the direction of the current (if your pot is swept away – you’ll know which direction to search)
- Add weight to your pot (so it is less likely to be swept away by strong currents)
- Use longer line (in case your pot is swept to a much deeper location by the current)
- Use an additional high visibility buoy (in case your pot moves or if the water gets rough)
- Avoid high traffic areas (so your pot isn’t snagged and towed off)
- Use weighted line (so it won’t float on the surface and be cut by a propeller)
- Watch you pots (watched pots may never boil, but a watched crab pot never goes missing)
Updated February 20, 2024