any reports from the upper DE bay?

[skukechris]

I live a couple miles south of the C&D canal near middletown DE, any good crabbing in this area yet? I know the crabs will be around later in the summer if they arent already. anybody crab around here?

[cableguy]

 went across from the C/D canal today on the Jersey side. no crabs up that far. I only got 1 dozen. I hear south of Dover on the DE side.
hope you do well.

[tattoo]

Welcome . a little too early yet for them up that far. Good luck Have a GREAT season. 

[skukechris]

thanks guys. hopefully another couple weeks.

[lefty87]

if you go east of smyrna to woodland beach its not bad there, youll get plenty of crabs right now but not the ratio of keepers to illegals that you want, but if you're going out to get a few dozen and enjoy the catch, you can go out there

[The Great Crabino]

Went out this past Sunday between Cedar Swamp (Collins Beach) and Woodland Beach.  We hit the tide going out and got about a 1/4 bushel.  The crabs that were keepers were huge.  On the average probably around 7 inches and some were pushing 8.  We had a great day out on the river.  It's better than a great day at work that's for sure.

[jp57]

At Woodland, are they catching more in the bay or the backwater?

[skukechris]

I catfished just south of the C&D I think at augustine beach last night, notices lots of little taps and pulls on my bait (cut perch) and dropped a perch fillet on a jighead close to shore. Caught around 6 blueclaws, 1 was 5" the rest were small, very happy to see they are around though! Think Ill try actually targeting them tonight.

[stuff]

50 crabs today at the mouth of the jones  10 keepers  2 mumbos 6.5

[tattoo]

Nice , WTG. 

[The Great Crabino]

JP57, From everyone I've talked to it seems to be mostly out in the river toward the bay.  They've been running between 8-12ft.

[jp57]

Thanks for the tip crabino.
I don't know how they were doing but I saw people crabbing off of route 9 today all the way up to just south of reedy point bridge.

[muleman88]

There doing ok around some ditches around leipsic. a couple weeks ago descent around woodland beach in the bay. I havent been in de for a couple weeks now . I like to go to md when I can go. Good luck!

[skukechris]

was in philadelphia over the weekend and was able to catch a crab down under the art museum... saw about 15 crabs up there in the shallows in total

[edthecrabber]

     i crabbed off the bridges 7/9,leipsic 1,woodland 10,cedar swamp 1,south appaquinimink 0,silver run 0,no keepers,tide was out but they need more time i think.