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« on: March 18, 2012, 11:35:36 AM » |
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Had a tiny bit of luck on the 2 little piers off 175 right before you get into Chincoteague. Total: 8 crabs: 6 juveniles and 2 female keepers. Not enough for the steamer but enough to keep my 8 yo son/assistant interested in crabbing. Oh, and 5 large spider crabs  . Oysters looked good at low tide but I didn't know the VA regs for oystering so I didn't take any. Didn't bother taking pictures of 2 crabs, sorry. |
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2012, 11:39:04 AM » |
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Atleast you gave it a try , thanks for the report.
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2012, 11:56:56 AM » |
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Sounds like a adventure. Better luck next time..
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2012, 02:09:09 PM » |
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Good decision leav'en dem yosters alone... They still shoot poachers down here....    They are privately owned or leased oyster bars.... |
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2012, 08:24:56 PM » |
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Good decision leav'en dem yosters alone... They still shoot poachers down here.... They are privately owned or leased oyster bars.... they were prob the ones growin on the mud banks..prob the best he never tasted....lol |
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2012, 11:06:40 AM » |
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Yeah I saw the organized oyster bars (all in nice little rows). I figured those were private. I was referring to the oysters on exposed rocks by the bridge and along the shore. They looked like sporadic colonies but there were lots of nice ones. I looked up the oyster regs once we got back and couldn't make heads or tales of all the lawyer speak on the VA natural resources website. Does anyone here know if they sell recreational oyster licenses for the Chincoteague area and if so how much does the license cost? Might be worth picking one up if I ever make it back down that way, especially if the crabbing is bad.  |
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2012, 04:16:59 PM » |
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Yeah I saw the organized oyster bars (all in nice little rows). I figured those were private. I was referring to the oysters on exposed rocks by the bridge and along the shore. They looked like sporadic colonies but there were lots of nice ones. I looked up the oyster regs once we got back and couldn't make heads or tales of all the lawyer speak on the VA natural resources website. Does anyone here know if they sell recreational oyster licenses for the Chincoteague area and if so how much does the license cost? Might be worth picking one up if I ever make it back down that way, especially if the crabbing is bad. You don't need a license to take a bushel or less for household use BUT you can only take oysters from public oyster grounds or unassigned grounds that are legally open for harvest. AND the season is Nov. 1st until Feb. 28th. On the seaside of the Eastern Shore. I would leave any oysters you see alone cause if it was legal to take them, they wouldn't be there. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2012, 10:02:21 PM » |
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or you could just shuck some while you are crabbing...just eat the evidence...lol
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« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2012, 12:58:42 PM » |
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Here is a link to the public oyster harvesting areas. I have harvested thousands of clams. But never took any oysters for fear of breaking the law. I will take them now when in these areas and in season. http://mrc.virginia.gov/regulations/fr720.shtm |
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« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2012, 01:05:13 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2012, 06:02:07 PM » |
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From what we are hearing you can forget about crabbing at Assateague National Park. Rumor is they are not going to allow crabbers there anymore. Clammer to are not going to be allowed too.  |
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« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2012, 08:16:59 PM » |
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Golly GeeWhiz, ED.. What would our hero, Dudley Do-Right do..... |
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« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2012, 09:18:25 PM » |
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I snagged a cluster in Wacapreague once...had about 8 4" oysters on it... broke out the knife and took a 5 min break....lol best warm oytsters I ever ate...lol and still got the cluster |
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« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2012, 08:07:34 AM » |
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From what we are hearing you can forget about crabbing at Assateague National Park. Rumor is they are not going to allow crabbers there anymore. Clammer to are not going to be allowed too. Wow, really? They have docks set up specifically for crabbing and wayfinding signs for both clamming and crabbing. That sucks... |
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« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2012, 08:25:37 AM » |
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It's worst then that.... Ponytails doesn't sell candy anymore.  |
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« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2012, 08:29:13 AM » |
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I just can't get over it. My wife and I drive down from the DE house three or four times a year for day trips and always leave with a smile watching the families crab off the crabbing docks and the kayakers out clamming.
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« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2012, 11:08:46 AM » |
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It's worst then that.... Ponytails doesn't sell candy anymore. WHAT!? Next you'll say Whippy doesn't sell ice cream! |
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« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2012, 11:55:53 AM » |
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Next you'll say Whippy doesn't sell ice cream!
Damit Weed, you beat me to it... no Pony tails.... wow........Like you said that would be like Mr Whippy is gone... In fact Jack on my first crab trip this year I am goig to wear my Mr Whippy T shirt...... in your honor..... |
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« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2012, 03:10:17 PM » |
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Has Showard Brothers turned into a year-roud Christmas store yet? And did all the clam boats leave yet?  |
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« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2012, 11:14:44 AM » |
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Has Showard Brothers turned into a year-roud Christmas store yet? And did all the clam boats leave yet? why don't tel me the Christmas Mouse store closed........  |
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« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2012, 11:38:52 AM » |
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why don't tel me the Christmas Mouse store closed........ Now where are you going to do all your shopping? I remember when Hope's Hardware in St Michael's went out. Christmas store moved right in. Not sure if it still is, but what sacrilege! |
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« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2012, 11:50:17 AM » |
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Now where are you going to do all your shopping? I remember when Hope's Hardware in St Michael's went out. Christmas store moved right in. Not sure if it still is, but what sacrilege! Weed I have not been down to Chincoteague in several years.. It is obvious I better go sometime soon.. maybe even drop in on old Pop pop and say hi..... |
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