Crabbing
Submitted by rowshow on Tue, 2009-03-24 09:12
Hello all,
Long time reader, first time poster here. I went down to dampier ave for a bit of crabbing last week (first time crabbing) and only got about 5 just legal size crabs which i threw back in becuase i was only after bigger ones, My question is this......Whats a good place in perth or mandurah that i can drop a few nets and then go scooping around the same area??? Dampier ave looked abit deep. Also i went down at about 530 is this too late? it was pretty cold and even rained..... do crabs like the warmer weather? Any help would be great.
crasny1
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Mate
Formally from Parkridge in Mandurah and the whole area along the Estuary to Island point is good for scooping when the crabs are on. But in the last few yrs scooping has been hit and miss, with Island point further south the pick. Not an expert on nets from shore.
Hope this helps
Neels
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crasny1
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The whole area from the cut bridge that is
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rowshow
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is cut bridge the bridge i
is cut bridge the bridge i drive over to get to dampier ave with the shopping centre on the right? sorry but im not familliar with mandurah?
crasny1
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No mate
Damier Av is in Falcon. Head further south and you will not miss the cut. Then first left will take you down to the Estuary. From here down to Island point is tons better. Have a look at the map and just zoom out and you will see it.
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=dampier%20avenue%20mandurah&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
Neels
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scottscurious
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if im correct, if ur heading
if im correct, if ur heading south there is a yatch club and boat ramp on the left?
crasny1
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Once over the cut
And a turn Left there is a scout hall with a private ramp, and about 1.5km further is the dawesville boat ramp, opposite the Little Leprechaun Shop.
Hope this helps
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rowshow
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thanks. so the bridge i go
thanks. so the bridge i go over into dawesville then first left to take me too estuary rd?
Snort
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Yep that's right. Follow
Yep that's right. Follow that road down and along the estuary to the boat ramp. I find anywhere from the boat ramp and further south is a good scooping place. If you have a boat, drop it in at the boat ramp in Dawesville and go across the other side of the estuary, anchor and get out and scoop. It's less popular as you can only get there by boat and you'll get your limit in no time.
rowshow
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ok thanks mate, also whats
ok thanks mate, also whats the best time? middle of the day? recently lost my job so now i have plenty of time to go
catchalittle
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Try down at Australin had a
Try down at Australin had a mate down there the other day and he cleaned up on some decent sized ones only took him 45 minutes
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Nathan
Nathan