Exmouth Crays and Mud Crabs
Submitted by vscorsa on Sun, 2014-05-11 11:33
Hi All,
We are heading to Exmouth on Tues for a couple of weeks and have grabbed valuable info off the site as always.
I am however chasing some more information on the mud crab and cray situation. Are there any main places and tricks when trying to catch mud crabs?
Are there many crays up that way? I am taking some snorkeling gear and a snare so after any advice on this one as well.
Thanks
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Bodie
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we were up there a few weeks
we were up there a few weeks ago out snorkelling around the islands. Didn't find any crays in shallow (Under 3m) but there were a few in the 4-6m depth.
vscorsa
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Great thanks for the advice
Great thanks for the advice Bodie.
petermac
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dont worry
the crays up there are the vegetarian type (not that great on the plate) don't worry about your snare just have a good pair of gloves and grab them , for muddys you might need to head a bit further north to Onslow and hit Beadon creek
vscorsa
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Ok no worries, we'll see how
Ok no worries, we'll see how we go.
Faulkner Family
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you can get the muddies south
you can get the muddies south of town in the creeks that run off from the gulf, however the tracks to get there can get muddy. decent 4x4 a must
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
terboz123
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Muddies are definitely in
Muddies are definitely in exmouth as I am currently driving home from exxy, and we get them every year. Bay of rest area . Think outside the box. Don't just go to the first set of mangroves , certain areas get raped.
a hard days fishing still beats work
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I'm heading to Emouth next
I'm heading to Emouth next month and would be keen to have a go at catching some muddies if the wind gets up. Does anyone know if you can launch your boat at Learmonth? If you can I'm guessing it would be a beach launch. Otherwise it's a 40km trip from the Exmouth Marina ramp!
Do the right thing and there will be fish tomorrow.
terboz123
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depending wht kind of boat
depending wht kind of boat you have you can launch in the bay of rest
a hard days fishing still beats work
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GCGFC memberDhuvinile
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Was just in exy, crabs are
Was just in exy, crabs are every quiet after the rain