crabing

[strgnslyr]

going to hit tillamook or nehalem bay
this weekend any body know how they
have been doing ?

[Threemuch]

Last Saturday was poor for us in tillamook, I didn't get one legal crab, although several were close.

[Pilar]

Kurt, next time you can cross the bar, skip the bay crabs and fish the sand beach near the S. jetty. About even with the jetty tip and about 1/2 mile South of it. As close to a guaranteed limit as you can get. It never takes me more than 1/2 hour to fill the boat.

[strgnslyr]

pilar
is the ocean open to crabing ?

[Pilar]

It's in the book of fish, chapter of marine creatures. 12 crab per angler, > 5-3/4", males only. Closed to sport anglers Aug 15 to Nov 30. Open all other times 24/7.

[Threemuch]

I already had the crab gear in the water, so I left it and tried to get out to fish. My crew would have died if I was trying to run crab gear out there. If we can get across Saturday, we will definitely crab outside.
KB

[garyk]

Pilar,

When crabbing outside as you described, isn't that about 30' deep there? And what length rope should you use - at a minimum?

[Pilar]

Hi Garyk. Yeah between 30 and 40 feet. The sand is flat and there are tons of barnacle bill crabs. Just be careful not to get to close to the beach and into the beach break. If it kicks up you might have some fun getting your gear back. We always limit in less than an hour there.

You can crab clear out to 60 if the swell is big closer in. For the Ocean I like 100' lines on the pots. Then you can fish clear out to 60' pretty easy.

[Bait O' Eggs]

I will be crabbing sat and sun of this weekend, though I am not sure why :shocked: :shocked: I just read this from the Tillamook local newspaper :depressed: :depressed: Maybe it will be good for crabbing :tongue:

Sewage overflows into bay

GARIBALDI — The city of Garibaldi reported that during January, its wastewater treatment plant had two overflows of raw sewage.
The estimated total volume of the untreated sewage discharged to Tillamook Bay was 1.6 million gallons. During this same time, two incidents occurred at the wastewater treatment plant that resulted in partially treated wastewater being discharged to Tillamook Bay. The city estimates that approximately 600,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater were discharged to Tillamook Bay.
The raw sewage overflows occurred in a manhole located at Fifth and Main streets and were discharged to Tillamook Bay via a culvert near the Old Mill Marina. A sign posted at the mouth of School Creek warns the public that during heavy rain storms an emergency overflow may occur. The sign will remain posted until the city completes upgrades to the sewage treatment facility and overflows no longer occur.
During malfunctions or overflows at the sewage treatment facility that may have caused concern for safe use of Tillamook Bay, Garibaldi posted advisory signs at the following locations: (check appropriate)
• Port of Garibaldi — ramp on Mooring Drive at the public railroad crossing.
• Old Mill Marina.
• The Pier’s End at 1211 Bay Lane in Garibaldi.
The signs informed the public that a public health risk existed and not to harvest or eat the shellfish/mussels and do not drink, swim or bathe in Tillamook Bay.
Garibaldi is currently under a legal agreement with the Oregon Department of Environment Quality (DEQ) and the Oregon Health Division (OHD) to upgrade the waste water treatment facilities.
The agreement allows Garibaldi a more flexible schedule in meeting federal and state environmental regulations by establishing deadlines that are phased out over a period of time. This approach allows Garibaldi to better plan and budget for the upgrades. Improvements to the wastewater treatment facility began in 1996.
Until the wastewater treatment plant can be improved, there will most likely be overflows of untreated or partially treated sewage to Tillamook Bay. Overflows generally occur in the winter during heavy storm events.