It should come as no surprise that, as April approaches, so does the closure of commercial crab and recreational traps. It seems that there's a few humpbacks showing up, as they tend to do this time of year, and numbers are expected to grow as the year progresses. The CDFW staff's suggestion is to close commercial Dungeness and close recreational traps in our area. Many commercial fishermen have already started hauling gear ashore as the catching slows and whale time approaches. The watermen were expecting it. It's not official yet, but I think we'll see a decision by the end of the week with a closure a week to 10 days after. So, if you haven't used your traps yet this season, don't wait. 

   The crabbing inside the bay has been mostly slow or worse, but a few people are doing well. Last weekend a boat came back with 14 Dungeness after only two hours in the water. Today a boat had 24 Dungies in no more than three hours of crabbing inside the bay. It appears that there's a few around in the right spots, but those spots aren't being shared with me. Probably a good idea on their part. But there's a chance at doing well. just not a good one.