Crabbing in Mandurah
Submitted by lachieH on Fri, 2014-01-31 21:17
Hi everyone. I was thinking of going scooping for crabs on the cornor of south yunderup road. Just asking if the crabs are doing well and what time to go. I know it is a bit late to ask but hoping for a quick response! Plz don't send anything through past 10am.
____________________________________________________________________________
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
lachieH
Posts: 1126
Date Joined: 02/03/13
Poisonous
Sorry I forgot to ask if the crabs had been a little mutated or something. Some mates mentioned something like That but I would like your opinion on if they were safe to eat.
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
petermac
Posts: 2946
Date Joined: 03/03/10
sorry mate
think you have a few to many of your meds
uncle
Posts: 9565
Date Joined: 10/02/07
??????????
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Auslobster
Posts: 1901
Date Joined: 03/05/08
Geez Pete...
...do some research, he's a young kid just starting out. Lachie, nothing wrong with the Mandurah crabs and scooping should pay off for you at the moment although I couldn't tell you exactly where to go. Been spending a lot of time fishing the flats for whiting in the Coodanup/Wannanup areas lately and have seen very few big crabs so either I'm in the wrong places or not looking hard enough!
out wide
Posts: 1535
Date Joined: 30/12/08
We saw very few crabs Thursday night on the mutilated
ended up with 3...as far as mutilated crabs go..i can understand that.. I mean thousands of crabbers wading around the shallows crushing anything under foot LOL
MandurahMatt
Posts: 613
Date Joined: 18/09/13
Bagged another 20 today at
Bagged another 20 today at "the farm" in drop nets.
Bewdey Fellaz
Ol Tom
Posts: 331
Date Joined: 17/12/13
The farm?????
The farm?????
MandurahMatt
Posts: 613
Date Joined: 18/09/13
S32 37.070 E115 41.040 it's
S32 37.070 E115 41.040 it's Mandurahs most secretest spot ever ;-)
Bewdey Fellaz
MandurahMatt
Posts: 613
Date Joined: 18/09/13
Next to boggy bay ?!
Next to boggy bay ?!
Bewdey Fellaz
lachieH
Posts: 1126
Date Joined: 02/03/13
Came home with 19 good sized
Came home with 19 good sized crabs. 11 under our 3 people quota. Not too bad
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
Adam Gallash
Posts: 15661
Date Joined: 29/11/05
Well done
Well done to all involved, enjoy your feed lachie
Site Admin - Just ask if you need assistance
Auslobster
Posts: 1901
Date Joined: 03/05/08
Great stuff Lachie!
Glad to see you gave it a go and come out a winner!
Ol Tom
Posts: 331
Date Joined: 17/12/13
Oh why didnt you just say
Oh why didnt you just say the secret spot Matt. They are good size at the moment too!!!
nickyau2
Posts: 225
Date Joined: 11/05/06
Coodanup
This is the first year i've crabbed so done a couple of trips down to coodanup over the last few weekends to scoop first thing in the morning and haven't got many size crabs, plenty of crabs undersize by around 5mm but only a handful of size ones for myself. Been out in the spots where everyone else has been around so guessing its pretty pressured, though good to see the high number of juvi crabs for next year
sorry to the now mutilated crab I put a rockhopper spike through its head but you were too well hidden in the weed
Here fishy fishy....
lachieH
Posts: 1126
Date Joined: 02/03/13
Nickyau12 you should go
Nickyau12 you should go scooping on the cornor of wanjeep and peel road in south yunderup. We caught 19 size crabs
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
nickyau2
Posts: 225
Date Joined: 11/05/06
Thanks
Thanks for the pointers Lachie.. will have to give it a shot... need a few more to add to those in the freezer for a good feed.
looking at the maps we weren't that far away from that spot.. probably 500M east... actually worked away from there yesterday as I saw a heap of people there and figured any were probably taken... obviously everyone's there for a reason!
We did also try the end of john street... that area wasn't holding many... not enough weed and mud i think compared to further west.. go west!
Here fishy fishy....
lachieH
Posts: 1126
Date Joined: 02/03/13
When crabbing go to about
When crabbing go to about knee to waist deep water because in closer the crabs are undersized. Crabs are everywhere! When looking in the reeds and seaweed you will find heeps of crabs. You may even step on some. If you think about it there is enough crabs to give about 10 or so people a good feed on both Saturday and Sundays so they must have some hiding places. So when searching make sure you look hard.
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession