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Getting prepped for recreational Dungeness crab season | Fish Rap

This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area. Commercial ...
Noozhawk

Outdoors Q&A: Hoop Netting for Crabs off California Piers

Question: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net people use for ...
Courthouse News Service

California opens recreational Dungeness crab season, with a caveat

(CN) — The recreational Dungeness crab season is returning next month to California, with restrictions.
E&E

‘Ropeless’ fishing gear nets crabs without whale entanglements

A three-month experimental fishing season off the California coast allowed a catch of 229,000 pounds of Dungeness crab with no harm to whales, officials say. A three-month trial of whale-friendly ...
Napa Valley Register

Crab season gets under way, while halibut surge in central bay

Owners of the Stanly Ranch, an Auberge resort in south Napa, are facing a $230 million foreclosure. They have 90 days to correct it.
Sierra Sun Times

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Announces Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishing Begins November 1, 2025 with Limitations, Commercial Season Delayed Due to Public ...

Crabs Credit: CDFW October 25, 2025 - The recreational Dungeness crab season will open beginning Nov. 1, 2025, except in northern California where it has been delayed due to a public health hazard.