Despite the delay of commercial Dungeness crab season, and the temporary prohibition against using ”long soak” rigid crab pots, plenty of Monterey Bay residents enjoyed their traditional Thanksgiving ...

Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2023-2024 season. In order to avoid entanglements with the large number of whales feeding in nearshore areas along ...

Question: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net people use for ...

Steamed, boiled, even microwaved - Dungeness crab has been a long time Bay Area food tradition. But as is widely known, for the fourth year in a row, local Dungeness crab is not for sale in time for ...

Weather and sea conditions have been somewhat tumultuous for surfcasters, but there are plenty of fishable days on the beaches from San Francisco down to the San Mateo County line. Perch are getting ...

The best procedure for inviting a crab to come home with you for dinner can be a wee bit hard to nail down. I discovered this as I simultaneously juggled a hoop net on my knees, tried to maintain ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced commercial Dungeness crab restrictions will be lifted on Jan. 5 in DFW Zones 1 and 2. Recreational anglers in those zones may use traditional ...

Q: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought that I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net that people use for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- State fishery officials have delayed the start of Dungeness crab fishing season from Monterey to Point Arena along the Mendocino County coast at least until just days before ...

Crab-trap buoys must display “GO ID” number of the trap’s operator. (Carrie Wilson) Q: Are there new regulations for Dungeness crab traps? I heard traps must be marked with the “GO ID” number. Is this ...

Dungeness crab season has hit a snag in California. The recreational Dungeness crab season officially opened on November 1, 2025. However, the commercial season remains closed and is delayed until at ...