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You are only about an hour away from crabbing for Dungeness Crab!

Contents 1 Bay Crabbing 1.1 Where 1.2 When 1.3 What You'll Need 1.4 Tips 1.5 Links

Bay Crabbing

Image: Dungeness and Red Rock Crabs

Where

• Newport

• Waldport

• Other

When

Crabbing is ideal during slack tide. This is basically when the tides are not moving as much-
Approximately one hour before and after high or low tide. This allows the crabs to easily stay in one location as compared to having to fight the currents.
View Understanding the Tides to learn more.

Image: Big Dungeness Crab caught in th Alsea Bay

What You'll Need

• Bait

• License

• Traps or Rings

• Handy Tools

• Other

Tips

Be Prepared for the weather- it can change very quickly at the coast.

Bring something you can wheel all of your equipment on.

Bring snacks!

Links

• [1] www.nwfish.com

• [2] Crabbing on the Oregon Coast

• [3] Newport Tradewinds

• [4] Bay Crabbing

• [5] Port of Alsea

• [6] Alsea Bay