How to Catch and Prepare Crab
hosted by Center for Wooden Boats
All programs at Cama Beach State Park are cancelled until further notice
Summer 2021 schedule:
TBD
Meet in front of the Cama Beach Store
Cama Beach State Park
Please check the "Events Calendar" for last minute updates.
Summer 2021 schedule:
TBD
Meet in front of the Cama Beach Store
Cama Beach State Park
Please check the "Events Calendar" for last minute updates.
Saturdays in June & July
Learn how to catch and cook our prized Dungeness crab from our local Center for Wooden Boats experts, then purchase crab bait from the
Cama Beach Store, rent a boat and crab trap from the Boathouse, and put into practice what you just learned.
Cama Beach Store, rent a boat and crab trap from the Boathouse, and put into practice what you just learned.
To crab in Washington State:
More information related to crabbing:
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General Licensing Information:
- Fishing Licenses:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/fishing.html - License Fees and Types:
https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/#/application/help?tab=3&subTab=-1 - Catch Record Card: Puget Sound Dungeness Crab:
https://wdfw.wa.gov/licenses/fishing/catch-record-card/dungeness
- Crab, Shrimp & Crawfish
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/gear-ruleswdfw.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 15, 2021