Wye 7/12

[Blueclaw26]

Got to wye 7/12 ......calling for rain all day ......if your not out there you can't eat them .....started at 6am no rain got 1000 ft out and 1 run started to rain and it came down heavy rain with lightning ⚡....put the top up on my 16ft and went to work ......last week caught 32 on Friday took family and kayaks and decided to lay close by to be close to them crossed a cove and laid in 6ft but across cove it dropped to 18 ft .....I said I'll be moving this soon however caught most of my crabs deep......so this Friday I set in 16 to 20 ft ..........51 crabs ......with a lot of whales ....I caught a crab and said to myself.... biggest crab I ever caught......and before the day was done caught 2 bigger .......crazy but the crabs were huge .......now ive been crabbing since I was 12 with my dad im 56 now .....guys get a grip on the 8 inch crab they are far and few between......I've seen on here guys saying they caught half bushel with a dozen 8 inchers ......not buying it .....put a tape on it .......it's not happening......but all in all a good day ......I think the excessive heat the last two weeks has had the salinity to high in the 6 to 8 ft thats why they are deep ........but the rain may change that moving forward.....but good luck

[Logical1]

I hope you are right about the rain and the salinity.  I haven't tried the Wye yet this year, been waiting on some good report trends before I go there.

[Howard]

I love those mumbos, but I have never crabbed in water over 8 ft deep. Maybe I need to start (?) 50 crabs with most in the big brick category makes for one fine crabbing day at the Wye.

Howard

[mark fix]

Looks greeeat!Getting ready for a trip.

[rdbeard]

deep water in any river or creek is always higher salinity. i think u found more and bigger crabs deep is due to water temps being too high and crabs seeking cooler water. do u have a depth finder that show water temps? if so what was surface temp. 90 degrees will kill crabs.

[Blueclaw26]

Good to know thanks for the info.....I do have one .....I was on the navigation chart and did not switch over to see water temp .....but yes makes sense .....also I've noticed in the last 3 weeks tides are not rising as high as they should ......I am still seeing water lines on the marsh and rocks ......but if you go back to the docks ....looks like the tide is all the way in ......2 weeks ago had west winds and was pushing against the incoming tide ......it was a trickle and not alot of movement on the rising tide .......also I feel as the other guy posted when the jelly fish move in I definitely see a difference in the crabbing 

[Wallco99]

Are the jellies in the Wye yet?

[Lakai113]

deep water in any river or creek is always higher salinity. i think u found more and bigger crabs deep is due to water temps being too high and crabs seeking cooler water. do u have a depth finder that show water temps? if so what was surface temp. 90 degrees will kill crabs

my last time at the WYE 7/8 and water temps were 84 in the 10' depth range 

[Labguy]

Are the jellies in the Wye yet?

Yes, very much so.  

[CaptMoose]

Way to find the mumbos!  Nice job.  Enjoy the bounty!