How to Catch & Cook Crab - Summer 2022
hosted by The Center for Wooden Boats

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Saturdays at 10:30 am
June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16
Meet in front of the Cama Beach Store
Cama Beach State Park
Please check the "Events Calendar" for last minute updates.

​​Learn how to catch, care for, clean, and cook our prized Dungeness crab from our local Center for Wooden Boats experts.

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To crab in Washington State:​
Residents and non-residents alike must have a license to fish or shellfish in Washington waters. Everyone age 15 and older needs a fishing license.

More information related to crabbing:

• Recreational Shellfishing Regulations:
  https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/crab
  Cama Beach SP is in Marine Area 8-1
  Camano Island SP is in Marine Area 8-2 

General Licensing Information:

• Fishing Licenses: 
  http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/fishing.html
• Catch Record Card: Puget Sound Dungeness Crab: 
  https://wdfw.wa.gov/licenses/fishing/catch-record-card/dungeness
  
  

Statewide Gear Rules:

• Crab, Shrimp & Crawfish
  ​https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/gear-ruleswdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/gear-rules
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Don't Lose Your Pots ... so you can #CatchMoreCrab!

1. Know if the tide is rising or falling (so you have enough line)
2. Know the direction of the current (if your pot is swept away – you’ll know which direction to search)
3. Add weight to your pot (so it is less likely to be swept away by strong currents)
4. Use longer line (in case your pot is swept to a much deeper location by the current)
5. Use an additional high visibility buoy (in case your pot moves or if the water gets rough)
6. Avoid high traffic areas (so your pot isn’t snagged and towed off)
7. Use weighted line (so it won’t float on the surface and be cut by a propeller) 
8. Watch you pots (watched pots may never boil, but a watched crab pot never goes missing)

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Updated June 24, 2022