Summer wouldn't be the same in Puget Sound without going crabbing for Dungeness! Puget Sound is a summer paradise and Dungeness Crab are arguably the most sought after bounty. Small boats work the nearshore waters, the baiting and setting and pulling of pots all for a payout of big hard shell crab. Dungeness Crab are one of the tastiest shellfish …
Hood Canal
Lilliwaup Spot Shrimp Haul
We cruised across Puget Sound headed towards Hood Canal's Spot Shrimp! My favorite four hour fishery opened on Saturday: Hood Canal Spot Shrimp! Hoodsport to Lilliwaup area was our choice for day one. A friend of a friend opened up their beach house near Lilliwaup and we cruised from Edmonds to Lilliwaup in my little Boston Whaler. The journey …
How to Catch Spot Shrimp
How to Catch Spot Shrimp Spot Shrimp are the most sought after shrimp on our coast because they are huge an oh so tasty! Spot Shrimp will congregate by the thousands in small areas that provide enough junk on the bottom for them to graze on. When they are spawning they can form into swarms as high as ten feet off the bottom, and if you happen to …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Season 2018
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Season 2018 Puget Sound, Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands 2018 Spot Shrimp season has been announced! The Spot Shrimp is the largest shrimp specie in our region. These tasty deep water shrimp are a North Pacific delicacy and there is no question in my mind that there will be more than a couple boatloads of us out trying …
Hood Canal Spot Shrimp Report May 21
Going Shrimping on Hood Canal I spent today on the Hood Canal in search of its famed Spot Shrimp with my friend Ryan and his dad. I have been to the Hood Canal a few times to go shrimping, and every one of them has been memorable and mega fun. Hood Canal is one of my favorite places. It is a beautiful fjord. It feels quaint and welcoming, probably …