| Catching Dungeness on the Oregon Coast is
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| | measurement of the crab will also
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| a year-round sport in the estuaries,
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| | determine a keeper. As long as the male
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| coastal rivers and tidal bays. In
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| | crab measures five and three forths
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| theDungeness Crab on the Oregon Coast
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| | inches across the back of the shell, not
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| ocean, crab season is closed from August
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| | including the points, consider him
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| 15th through November 30th. The best
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| | dinner! Now, the adventure begins! Crabs
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| weather to go in is mild to sunny
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| | are usually caught by using crab rings or
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| weather. Sustained rains bring fresh
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| | crab pots. You can have up to three of
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| water. They are salt-water creatures and
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| | these devices per person. Lower the
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| heavy rains force them out to sea because
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| | baited (use chicken, fish, turkey, etc)
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| of the sudden lack of salt water. To stay
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| | rings or pots into the water, wait about
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| on the right side of the law, you need to
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| | 5 - 7 minutes, pull them up and see what
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| get yourself a license if you are 14 and
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| | you have. If you come up empty handed,
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| over. The licenses are not that expensive
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| | move them to a different spot and try
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| (call the local chamber of commerce for
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| | again. The ideal spots are ones with very
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| prices) and they are available for three
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| | little current. You can leave the crab
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| day or year long. This is for both
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| | pots in the water for a bit longer than
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| in-state and out-of-state residents.
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| | the rings. The local bait shops in town
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| Legally, you can only keep the males. The
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| | will be able to hook you up with the gear
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| females must be let go. You can determine
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| | you need. Once caught, they need to be
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| a male from a female by checking their
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| | cooked as soon as possible, preferably
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| underside. Males have thin tail-like
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| | within the hour. The catch limit is 12
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| piece while the females have a round,
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| | per day. Once you taste a juicy,
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| wide piece. It's pretty easy to tell them
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| | Dungeness crab, you will think you have
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| apart once you see them both. The
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| | died and went to heaven!
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