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Dungeness Crab

Crabbing in October: The Tide is High, the Crabs are Ready

In mid-October, the narrator and crew embarked on a successful Dungeness crabbing trip from Port Ilwaco, Washington, into the Pacific…

Mark and Alex on the Ocean
2019 Ocean Salmon Season – Week 3

WOW! I have mixed feelings about the fishing trip today. We took our old neighbors from Sherwood, Mark and his…

1st crabbing 2018
Crabbing 2018

We were fortunate to have a couple weekends of good weather heading into the end of 2018.  This made crabbing…

Chinook Jack
2018 Ocean Salmon Season – Week 1

June 23rd, Ocean Salmon Opener.  I have been waiting for this day since the end of Buoy 10 last year.…

Pacific Northwest Dungeness Crab - A Most Succulent Shellfish
Pacific Northwest Dungeness Crab – A Most Succulent Shellfish

Dungeness crab here in the Pacific Northwest is our heaven. The crab molt generally between May and August.  By October,…