Warnbro Sound Crabs
Submitted by Mike17 on Thu, 2013-09-05 09:34
I noticed last week that a professional has started crabbing in Warnbro Sound.
Has anyone had a try themselves yet?
I can't imagine the pro's are going to fish there if the crabs aren't in.
____________________________________________________________________________
Use The Force
Vinesh87
Posts: 2751
Date Joined: 02/04/11
We also use to easily get a
We also use to easily get a bag there. That was a few yrs ago now! Not the right time of year atm
Mike17
Posts: 323
Date Joined: 30/06/13
Yeah
Yeah thats what i thought untill i seen the pots out there.
I'll let ya know how i go next week when i get home and get some more rope on the pots.
Use The Force
rigpig
Posts: 508
Date Joined: 21/11/12
I have noticed previously
I have noticed previously that the commercial guys put a few occy pots in the sound. Maybe this is what you saw when you were out as I thought it would be too early for crabs??
Mike17
Posts: 323
Date Joined: 30/06/13
I Spy
They were pulling about 12 pots and had then only about 400mt from the shore just south of the old Waki pub site.
I thought it was too early but i had the binoculars out and they were definately pulling crab pots.
Use The Force
rigpig
Posts: 508
Date Joined: 21/11/12
interesting thats for sure?
interesting thats for sure? I wonder what they know? It may be worth dropping a couple of drop nets out around long point in the deeper water and see what happens....
petermac
Posts: 2946
Date Joined: 03/03/10
crabs
I
Mike17
Posts: 323
Date Joined: 30/06/13
Deep
It's around 15mts where they had them.
I'm going to head down next week when i get home and see what i can get.
Use The Force
Mike17
Posts: 323
Date Joined: 30/06/13
Got a few
Well we had a crack and got a few big ones.
They're a long way apart but at least they're there.
Use The Force
rigpig
Posts: 508
Date Joined: 21/11/12
Nice work... good to see
Nice work... good to see that you got out as well as the weather has been shite...
luke t
Posts: 163
Date Joined: 22/02/10
Sometimes fisheries dept
Sometimes fisheries dept will go with the pros , generally out of season and only once a week ( pros drop them one day , then fisheries go with them the next day as I understand it )
all for research purposes only apparently !! This may be what's happening out there at the moment perhaps !!
Mike17
Posts: 323
Date Joined: 30/06/13
Really?
I watched them pull pots for three days and they're still there.
Use The Force
luke t
Posts: 163
Date Joined: 22/02/10
If you read my post I said
If you read my post I said "this may be what's happening"
In your initial post you said nothing about 3 days !!!
gageroads23
Posts: 17
Date Joined: 12/03/10
The pro crabber usually
The pro crabber usually starts in September and you can buy from him direct. You will find that 95% of his crabs at the moment are females if its the same as a few years ago. I mentioned it to a fisheries inspector at the ramp a few years ago and he said he would look into it. Crying shame I reackon.
Gageroads 23
gageroads23