Cockburn Sound crab report
Submitted by out wide on Sun, 2013-12-15 22:10
Hi Guys and Girls, just want to let you know the crab season started slowly for us this morning.
Nets in the water at 6am.
Started at Sulfur Bay 3 pulls crabs Zero
Back to Mengles 2 pulls crabs Zero
So over the side for a tow around and scraped up two just size blues
If we jumped in at 6am instead of drop netting probably would of got a few.
But looks a bit early ATM
Cheers
meglodon
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Trawling for GWs
Trawling for GWs is not my idea of how to start the day. Stay in the boat. (just joking)
crasny1
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Ha ha
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.
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Browndog
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Loads
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
Mad fisherboy
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Scooping?
Planning on going to Mandurah next weekend to scoop for some crabs any thinga good happening for the people who are scooping
MandurahMatt
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Crabs in Mandurah are still
Crabs in Mandurah are still on the small side but you might get lucky went last weekend only got one size crab.
Bewdey Fellaz
Mad fisherboy
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Scooping?
Planning on going to Mandurah next weekend to scoop for some crabs any thinga good happening for the people who are scooping
paulbazza
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same today
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 :)
Moking
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Went out this morning,on the
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.
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Mad fisherboy
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Kook
Thnx Mandurah Matt i will give it ago
psion
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Hey Moking
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.
Moking
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Yep- Crabbing from the
Yep- Crabbing from the Ski.
There's some pic's in the Jetski Fishing Section.
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seadoggystyle
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Went this morning warnbro,
Went this morning warnbro, took 3 long hours of pulling, but got there in the end, now arms are sore. Bagged 10.
meglodon
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Blowies
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
lawnman
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im going to head out tomorrow
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 ..
22Tango
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Any Luck??
Did anyone have any luck in the sound This weekend?
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Moking
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It's been very poor start to
It's been very poor start to the crabbing season this year around Mangles Bay/Sound.
This article was in the local newspaper last week about the crabs-interesting reading.
http://kwinana.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Limit-commercial-crabbing-areas/7655704/
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22Tango
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Pre 2009 Closure
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
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Vinesh87
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Weve been getting out bag
Weve been getting out bag every dive since start on the season!
22Tango
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Water Temp
Perhaps the water temp isn't high enough yet to induce feeding activity!?
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paulbazza
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empty nets
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 :)
Josh
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went scooping along the
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.
gdupagne
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I have been diving mangles
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
paulbazza
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closure
Parents were just in Fisheries office, announcement comming regarding Cockburn Sound crab closure as of 1st May.