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« on: April 16, 2012, 02:05:08 AM »
went out at 8 am.  only 1 truck parked at ramp. Ran 20 traps with necks and finished day with 68 keepers at around 2:30. Water temp was 52 at arrival and warmed up to 55 in afternoon. We wer e in 9-12 ft water.  Talked to a couple  crabbers who  crabbed up creek and they had 70 keeperes crabbing by boatside.They told us they were in 6 ft. Leaves me to believe they are probably everywhere.

Crabs werent big with ave size being around 5-5-1/2 inch but they were delicious. Full of meat and very little sand. Being in brackish water, they are probably the closest to a chester river tasting crab. Meat was sweet and not fishy tasting.

did do some perch fishing but it was slow. caught 5 with only 2 being keeper size.

pic enclosed. Sticker on trailer tongue is a 2012 Kent county, md ramp sticker, so this is not an old pic for all you doubters who say you can't catch crabs till June.
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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2012, 02:22:05 AM »


Remember me from the Light House at the Wye or not - Good Job joe!
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« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2012, 04:44:02 AM »
 Seems you made the right choice.  Stripers or Crabs   Way to go Joe
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2012, 07:24:14 AM »
Where is dividing creek?
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« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2012, 08:06:06 AM »
Quote from: PHILLY JOE on April 16, 2012, 02:05:08 AM
Sticker on trailer tongue is a 2012 Kent county, md ramp sticker, so this is not an old pic for all you doubters who say you can't catch crabs till June.
MD sticker with NJ crabs
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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2012, 08:53:20 AM »
Way to go Joe.
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2012, 09:13:15 AM »
Nice haul Joe, looking good  thumbsup
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« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2012, 09:38:05 AM »
Great job there!  Where did you launch? I used Fortescue mostly, just to eliminate low tide trouble at BD or TP. Oops, I see DC , duh, senior moment there....I think this is all bay water, and no fresh, unless just after a rain. If the tide changes "direction" is the giveaway Joe....Not positive at DC, but others are bone dry "almost" at low....OK, maybe not that dry, but....I have seen them that low though...could walk on the bottom under the bridge at Wier Creek Grin...duck season on a blowout tide....
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2012, 10:49:07 AM »
Man that's really a great catch! I still don't believe you got all them crabs in April. You need to show your spot before i believe you laugh laugh. Great job!!
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2012, 11:32:04 AM »
GREAT CATCH.
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2012, 12:13:38 PM »
OMG Love crabing the dividing creek....  so glad they are coming baby....

Boat is almost ready -  still finishing the deck and ready to paint by next weekend, got my Talbot and QA ramp permits yesterday....

Nice catch....  I was so tempted to put her in yesterday but was afraid the water was still too cold..

However, they look like they are coming!!
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« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2012, 12:59:45 PM »
Good job Joe
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« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2012, 01:31:12 PM »
WTG... NICE CATCH!!!
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« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2012, 09:11:33 PM »
Quote from: on the hook on April 16, 2012, 09:38:05 AM
Great job there!  Where did you launch? I used Fortescue mostly, just to eliminate low tide trouble at BD or TP. Oops, I see DC , duh, senior moment there....I think this is all bay water, and no fresh, unless just after a rain. If the tide changes "direction" is the giveaway Joe....Not positive at DC, but others are bone dry "almost" at low....OK, maybe not that dry, but....I have seen them that low though...could walk on the bottom under the bridge at Wier Creek Grin...duck season on a blowout tide....

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There is fresh water in dc. The fishing license guide for nj freshwater lists that for DC, a freshwater licecse is required from the rt 555 bridge to up stream. There are catfish  caught at around the dc boat rentals. Many of the  creeks in that area are brackish and require a license at some point. . They are being fed  in part by the Kirkwood- cohansey aquafer. there is estimated 17 trillion gallons stored in the aquafer and has an area of 3000 sq. miles..
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« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2012, 01:21:10 PM »
Quote from: PHILLY JOE on April 16, 2012, 02:05:08 AM
went out at 8 am...

Impressive, especially as it appears you did the entire trip on your own!

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...all you doubters who say you can't catch crabs till June.

Not quite true. Any old-timer in South Jersey will tell you that crabs don't really run until August.
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« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2012, 01:26:37 PM »
Well Well Well....  Welcome back professor.  Grin
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« Reply #16 on: April 20, 2012, 01:34:48 PM »
Quote from: PHILLY JOE on April 18, 2012, 09:11:33 PM
...the Kirkwood- cohansey aquafer...

What's an "aquafer"? Huh
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« Reply #17 on: April 20, 2012, 02:31:08 PM »
Nice Blues !! = ) Love your report !!! I might head down to the Dividing Creek boat rental place in August or Sept again. Last year my friends and I got wonderful time crabbing there  laugh !! Great experience !!
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« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2012, 07:49:16 PM »
Quote from: jack1747 on April 20, 2012, 01:26:37 PM
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« Reply #19 on: May 01, 2012, 09:56:32 AM »
man, oh man do i love that picture! getting me all psyched up for this year!! thanks for sharing!!!
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