2019 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[the fog ducker]

There's a few different types of Tanners Reeltime. These ones are Bairdi and can be shallow. They are known as the "inshore Tanner" The other Tanners are more deep water ones apparently according to that write up.

we catch them in 500 feet out west , thought they were box crabs , what someone told me when i showed them a pic , scrawny lookin . pretty sure they dont get much bigger

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

we catch them in 500 feet out west , thought they were box crabs , what someone told me when i showed them a pic , scrawny lookin . pretty sure they dont get much bigger

Oh right on FD'r. Box Crab are very different looking. I haven't personally caught any myself but a friend of mine catches them up by Cortez. They huddle themselves up into a cube and look like rocks kind of and have very hard shells from how he explained it to me. Here's an internet stock photo of a Box Crab

 

[Rain City]

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Oh right on FD'r. Box Crab are very different looking. I haven't personally caught any myself but a friend of mine catches them up by Cortez. They huddle themselves up into a cube and look like rocks kind of and have very hard shells from how he explained it to me. Here's an internet stock photo of a Box Crab

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[Chasin' Dreams]

Nice! Where abouts did you catch those ones RC? Not the exact spot obviously but curious how far from the harbor? Up straight farther?

 

[Rain City]

Nice! Where abouts did you catch those ones RC? Not the exact spot obviously but curious how far from the harbor? Up straight farther?

South of Texada
The one in the middle in Yaletown.

 

[Manolaki]

we catch them in 500 feet out west , thought they were box crabs , what someone told me when i showed them a pic , scrawny lookin . pretty sure they dont get much bigger

Thanks, learned something new. Thought box crabs were something completely different!

 

[Normfish]

I have caught a few myself in Howe Sound, the crab traps were in less than 60 feet of water where I caught them .

 

[the fog ducker]

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aggred , my mistake , ive caught box crab out west as well, i mixed that up , i was a little distracted , but definately nice box crabs buddy , cheers on that one
we have caught tanners in 500 feet or more , when experimenting ,
much smaller than Reeltimes photo

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[Peahead]

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Hey RC, just spotted your photo. With a fair level of confidence (despite not seeing them in person) , I would say those are probably 'Puget Sound King Crab'. I used to photograph them all up and down coast (scuba) and shape and colour look to be as I remember them. Member of King Crab family and not actually a Box Crab ( although look similar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound_king_crab

 

[Rain City]

Hey RC, just spotted your photo. With a fair level of confidence (despite not seeing them in person) , I would say those are probably 'Puget Sound King Crab'. I used to photograph them all up and down coast (scuba) and shape and colour look to be as I remember them. Membeber of King Crab family and not actually a Box Crab ( although look similar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound_king_crab

You know what's funny I think after a lot of debate that is what we actually agreed upon as well. I was going to comment in that regard but thought **** it. Thanks for mentioning it!

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

Wow very cool! Ya when comparing pictures online they look a lot alike (the Box and Puget Sound King Crab) but the PSKC is much more vibrant in color with pinks, purples, orange, reds while they say the Box crab is dull and tan/brown in color.

Did you eat them RC? If so how were they?

 

[Rain City]

Wow very cool! Ya when comparing pictures online they look a lot alike (the Box and Puget Sound King Crab) but the PSKC is much more vibrant in color with pinks, purples, orange, reds while they say the Box crab is dull and tan/brown in color.

Did you eat them RC? If so how were they?

We did eat them yes. There was lots of chunky meat but the shells were REALLY hard to break. They also let out some kind of ***** smelling liquid before I killed them that was kind of off putting. Very sweet meat but not as clean tasting as Dungeness. The colors of the shells were almost psychedelic.

 

[cohochinook]

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Is that at hole-in-the-wall Rain City? I've seen them at that area on top of my prawn traps when I pull them up.

 

[Rain City]

Is that at hole-in-the-wall Rain City? I've seen them at that area on top of my prawn traps when I pull them up.

No. Near Texada. These were shallow shallow... Like my ex-wife.

 

[Dorman Point]

No love for me today. Fished Tunstall and waterfall/markers/hutt. Lots of good bait showing in both places but only one 18” under for me. Beautiful winter day up the sound though.

 

[Rain City]

Didn't fish but got a big haul of massive crabs in the harbor and 172 prawns in just 2 hours. Beautiful sunset to top it all off.

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

Great pics RC! Looks like you guys had a beautiful day out there.

 

[walleyes]

Awesome stuff RC, good haul. Looks like the new boat is being put to good use right off the hop.

 

[Rain City]

Awesome stuff RC, good haul. Looks like the new boat is being put to good use right off the hop.

It sure is. The wife even said yesterday "I really like being on the water like this". Meaning in a living room. She didn't really come out much before in the winter months, not that this is much of a winter lol.

 

[walleyes]

Yah winter,,, I'm getting tired of sitting in mine making motor boat sounds already lol. That's not to say momma and I haven't tried out the cuddy already