http://threesheetsnw.com Three Sheets Northwest Boating News Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:50:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/a-brinzy-bonanza-brings-the-best-crabbing-in-50-years/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/a-brinzy-bonanza-brings-the-best-crabbing-in-50-years/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:39 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21644 If you missed last year’s recreational crab fishery in Puget Sound, you really missed out. All over the region, fishers were pulling up potfuls of crabs, maxing out their catch limits with some of the biggest, juiciest Dungeness seen in recent history. From the South Sound to the San Juan Islands, the region experienced what [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2012/01/a-brinzy-bonanza-brings-the-best-crabbing-in-50-years/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/get-fishing-and-crabbing-tips-from-the-best-at-seattle-boat-show/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/get-fishing-and-crabbing-tips-from-the-best-at-seattle-boat-show/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:00:09 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=21307 Recreational fishers and crabbers can hone their skills and get tips from some of the best in the Northwest at more than 60 free seminars offered at next month’s Seattle Boat Show. There are more than 200 free seminars during the show, including about 65 sessions on various aspects of fishing and crabbing. This year’s lineup of [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/12/get-fishing-and-crabbing-tips-from-the-best-at-seattle-boat-show/feed/ 1 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/most-of-puget-sound-closing-to-crabbing-after-labor-day/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/most-of-puget-sound-closing-to-crabbing-after-labor-day/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:22:15 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=19100 If you’re planning on going crabbing on Puget Sound, better do it soon — recreational crabbing in most areas of the region closes at sunset on Labor Day, Sept. 5. The only two areas of the Sound that will remain open to crab fishing after Labor Day are marine areas 7-North and 7-South, near the San [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/most-of-puget-sound-closing-to-crabbing-after-labor-day/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/putting-the-pinch-on-illegal-crabbers/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/putting-the-pinch-on-illegal-crabbers/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:08:25 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=18891   Seattle Times reporter Craig Welch has this story about an uptick in illegal crabbing on Puget Sound: Officer Chris Moszeter squatted on the deck of his 28-foot patrol boat and measured the shells of a bucketful of crab. The fishermen idling alongside his Boston whaler watched uneasily as the state wildlife cop pushed aside [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/putting-the-pinch-on-illegal-crabbers/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/crab-fishery-opens-aug-15-north-of-san-juan-islands/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/crab-fishery-opens-aug-15-north-of-san-juan-islands/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:15:29 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=18617 Recreational crab fishing opens on Monday, Aug. 15, north of the San Juan Islands. Marine Area 7 North includes Hale Passage, Boundary Bay, Birch Bay, Drayton Harbor and waters near Point Roberts. The fishery will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 16 and 17, then reopen from Thursdays through Mondays until Sept. 30. The [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/08/crab-fishery-opens-aug-15-north-of-san-juan-islands/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/05/shrimp-fishing-to-reopen-in-parts-of-puget-sound/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/05/shrimp-fishing-to-reopen-in-parts-of-puget-sound/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 18:19:40 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=17058 Shrimpers will get one more day to catch their limit of spot shrimp in several areas of Puget Sound this year. Areas set to reopen May 25 for recreational shrimp fishing include the Discovery Bay Shrimp District, marine areas 8-1 (Skagit Bay/Saratoga Passage), 8-2 (Port Susan/Port Gardner), 11 (Tacoma/Vashon Island), and a portion of Marine [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/05/shrimp-fishing-to-reopen-in-parts-of-puget-sound/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/04/upcoming-razor-clam-digs-could-be-last-of-the-season/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/04/upcoming-razor-clam-digs-could-be-last-of-the-season/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:32:22 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=16649 If you want to dig for razor clams in Washington, next week could be your last chance of the season. Morning digs are set for Long Beach and Twin Harbors, from May 3 through 8. Mocrocks Beach will also be open for razor clam digging May 7 and 8. No digging will be allowed on [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/04/upcoming-razor-clam-digs-could-be-last-of-the-season/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MvIndependence/~3/W6Qed8i7igw/summer-trip-planning-catching-shrimp.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MvIndependence/~3/W6Qed8i7igw/summer-trip-planning-catching-shrimp.html#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:44:00 +0000 Capt. Nak http://22.14370 I remarked in an earlier post that I like "catching" more than "fishing."  Well, when it comes to shrimp I definitely like catching more than fishing.  While enjoying a nice salmon, or ling cod, or halibut dinner is good, having a s...]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2011/03/summer-trip-planning-catching-shrimp/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2010/10/four-puget-sound-areas-reopen-for-crabbing-nov-15/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2010/10/four-puget-sound-areas-reopen-for-crabbing-nov-15/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:23:17 +0000 Deborah Bach http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=13312 Crabbers, get your pots ready — four areas around Puget Sound will soon be opened seven days a week for crabbing. At 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, marine areas 6 (eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca), 9 (Admiralty Inlet), 10 (Seattle/Bremerton) and 12 (Hood Canal) will reopen for sport crabbing through Jan. 2, 2011. The Washington [...]]]> http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2010/10/four-puget-sound-areas-reopen-for-crabbing-nov-15/feed/ 0 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2010/09/dead-zone-on-hood-canal-taking-bigger-toll/ http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2010/09/dead-zone-on-hood-canal-taking-bigger-toll/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:49:07 +0000 Marty McOmber http://threesheetsnw.com/?p=12570 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2010/09/dead-zone-on-hood-canal-taking-bigger-toll/feed/ 1