There were a few Dungeness snared off of the beach over the weekend, not many, but a few. More crab were caught from the boats but not a whole lot. One boat worked the outer bay for a total of five Dungeness for one crabber. The south end of Ten Mile has been good; north of Bodega Bay has been even better. Traps will be off the table until the whales leave, and there's quite a few ten miles out. That's been the story of crab season so far.

      The other story this weekend was of kayakers being swept out to sea by the strong outgoing current. The possibility of crab and the extreme tides combined for two afternoons of paddlers being sucked out of the bay. Saturday's foursome were "rescued" from Tomales Point by Henry One, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Helicopter. Today's kayakers got retrieved from Tomales Point by Cameron after he "borrowed" Shrimp Boat from Alec (he was cool with it). Not that anyone who needs to will read this, but check the tides before you decide to come out. Getting dragged out into the surf and dying is a great way to feed the crabs but not a good memory for anybody else. Let's remember, we eat them, not vice versa.