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Topic: Hobuck or Strait  (Read 2766 times)

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revjcp

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I am headed to Neah Bay for a few day and am trying to make some decisions about where to fish.  Is fishing Hobuck better then the Strait?  Has anyone dropped crabpots at Hobuck?  What area to you suggest fishing in off of Hobuck? TIA
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Both areas produce good fish. I usually base me decision on weather. Nice weather, ocean side ..... snotty weather straight side.

Find structure and fish it. Pretty easy. I have never crabbed there but there are comercial crabbers in the area so you should be able to find some crab, though dragging pots through the surf might be a challenge.


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I've tried crabbing off Hobuck with no luck at all, not even shorts. It seems there should be crab off that beach, but I've never found them. Crabbing by the old pier, just east of the Coast Guard Pier in Neah Bay would be my suggestion. Fishing around the mouth of Neah Bay, kelp beds and rock reefs on the east side of Wadda Island is also a good/sheltered option when its blown out on the ocean. There's several places a kayak can get into that the PBs can't due to the heavy kelp growth there. Just look for the holes where the kelp opens up and jig up a limit of Lings and Rockfish.
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The cabezon that Lee and I were catching at Hobuck a month ago had stomachs full of Dungies.  Granted they were only 1" or smaller.  But with little ones around the big ones have to somewhere nearby.  Trick would be figuring out where.  I know Dino dropped a couple pots when we were out there with no success.
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I have not heard very many success stories about crabbing out there, so I've never tried it. But if I were to try it, I'd try right there in Neah Bay itself.
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Both sides can produce.  Here's an old picture from Snow Creek circa 2006, right out front at the edge of the kelp.

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The cabezon that Lee and I were catching at Hobuck a month ago had stomachs full of Dungies.  Granted they were only 1" or smaller.  But with little ones around the big ones have to somewhere nearby.  Trick would be figuring out where.  I know Dino dropped a couple pots when we were out there with no success.

Juvenile dungeness crabs could have been hatched many miles away as the developing larvae are planktonic, not necessarily next to the adults.

That being said, further out from where Dino dropped his pots, I saw multiple crab buoys.
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The cabezon that Lee and I were catching at Hobuck a month ago had stomachs full of Dungies.  Granted they were only 1" or smaller.  But with little ones around the big ones have to somewhere nearby.  Trick would be figuring out where.  I know Dino dropped a couple pots when we were out there with no success.

Juvenile dungeness crabs could have been hatched many miles away as the developing larvae are planktonic, not necessarily next to the adults.

That being said, further out from where Dino dropped his pots, I saw multiple crab buoys.
Hmmm...I wonder if its worth bringing the crab pot next time.

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The cabezon that Lee and I were catching at Hobuck a month ago had stomachs full of Dungies.  Granted they were only 1" or smaller.  But with little ones around the big ones have to somewhere nearby.  Trick would be figuring out where.  I know Dino dropped a couple pots when we were out there with no success.

Juvenile dungeness crabs could have been hatched many miles away as the developing larvae are planktonic, not necessarily next to the adults.

That being said, further out from where Dino dropped his pots, I saw multiple crab buoys.
Hmmm...I wonder if its worth bringing the crab pot next time.

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I was thinking the same thing Dino.. I dont know if I should bring one or not.. Maybe I'll just take Lee's to "get it back to him".. But use it of course!!
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The cabezon that Lee and I were catching at Hobuck a month ago had stomachs full of Dungies.  Granted they were only 1" or smaller.  But with little ones around the big ones have to somewhere nearby.  Trick would be figuring out where.  I know Dino dropped a couple pots when we were out there with no success.

Juvenile dungeness crabs could have been hatched many miles away as the developing larvae are planktonic, not necessarily next to the adults.

That being said, further out from where Dino dropped his pots, I saw multiple crab buoys.
Hmmm...I wonder if its worth bringing the crab pot next time.

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I was thinking the same thing Dino.. I dont know if I should bring one or not.. Maybe I'll just take Lee's to "get it back to him".. But use it of course!!

There you go. Sounds like a plan...wait is he going out? I think he's got a bunch of unpacking to do.

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I'm not sure yet.  Depends on if I head out to hunting Saturday afternoon, or Sunday morning.  Use the trap if you like, just make sure to take your snorkel gear with you. 
 


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Mayhaps I'll take my ring. Easy to drop/pull/manage, and folds up to conserve all the fish hurst trunk space I'll be needing  >:D
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