Trawling for GWs is not my idea of how to start the day. Stay in the boat. (just joking)

In Coburn sound I would stay in the boat.

Mate when you say Zero, do you mean no crabs or no legal ones. Have been trying infront off the house in Bouvard. Scarse legals, but loads of just U/S blues.

Saw loads of undersize crabs just along the weedline along Palm Beach two weekends ago when snorkelling. I mean loads of them. I counted ten in around 1-2 minutes that were easily visible (ie not buried in the sand)

Looks good for later in the season, and will try throwing a couple of nets or scooping over the weekend.

Good luck to all.

BD

 Planning on going to Mandurah next weekend to scoop for some crabs any thinga good happening for the people who are scooping

 Planning on going to Mandurah next weekend to scoop for some crabs any thinga good happening for the people who are scooping

 tried over near Garden island, 3 undersize, tried Mangles, 1 undersize, will put the crab nets back in the shed for a few more weeks i think.

But on a positive, was a nice day on the water, eating cray legs for brekky, nice cool breeze blowing , and beats a day at work :)

Went out this morning,on the water by 5.30. Tried in close first around Mangles Bay- got two. Then tried along the Causeway- got three. So I think I will also be putting the nets away as well,until the New Year.

 What I did see this morning was huge schools/swarms of blowies moving around the weed banks.

 Thnx Mandurah Matt i will give it ago

Did you go crabbing with your Ski? if so some info, pics of your rig would be greatly appreciated. Trying to work something out for my ski and the nets.

Went out in my mates boat on the swan and hit 3 big schools of Blowies, (6-10 in a net)

wish there was some use for them.

Went this morning warnbro, took 3 long hours of pulling, but got there in the end, now arms are sore. Bagged 10.

Hi Psion
there is a use for blowies, crab bait cheap and you can get fresh bait at any time with a scoop net over the side. Blowies are absent at the moment over my way (falcon) I don't know why but when walking around in the water day or night they are conspicuous by their absence. Perhaps there is a blowy eating monster on the loose lol

im going to head out tomorrow and drop some nets...been thinking about going to mangles bay but being aust day thinking its going to be crazily nuts down there..so ill try the Warnbro sound for a few hrs ..

 Did anyone have any luck in the sound This weekend?

 Interesting read, it would be interesting to know what the pros thought of the divide concept as I'm sure that have a view on recreational pressure!

I didn't start crabbing until Christmas 2012 of which I've enjoyed a couple of good seasons. Can anyone recall if it was like this pre 2009 before the 3 year ban?  Is anyone aware whether the pros are up or down on their catch for this time of year? 

Cheers

 Weve been getting out bag every dive since start on the season!

 Perhaps the water temp isn't high enough yet to induce feeding activity!?

Went out in the sound yesterday, Garden Island and the Causeway Wall, no crabs in the nets, only seen 1 crab in the weed.

I was told by a couple of divers at the ramp this has been a bad year in the sound, and Fisheries are going to close the sound to crabbing early.

I can feel a 3 year closure comming on!!!

We caught a dozen herring , so cant complain :)

 went scooping along the foreshore on the weekend, managed 3 size and plenty of too small, ended up sending the 3 back, some peoplewere say ing they got heaps, so did we, we just didn't keep the tiny ones. 

I have been diving mangles bay every weekend bagging out in under an hour. crabs only seem to be around for short period of time from 6-8am

 Parents were just in Fisheries office, announcement comming regarding Cockburn Sound crab closure as of 1st May.