With New Jersey’s blue claw season underway, it’s important to know what bait to use before heading out to crab. When it comes to crabbing, there are several effective baits to choose from, each with ...

Those who call these the “dog days of summer” must’ve never heard about the versatile Florida blue crab, who shows no slowdown as the temps rise and grow stubborn. Throughout the intracoastal, you’ll ...

Lobster and crab fishermen have baited traps with dead herring for generations, but an effort to find a synthetic substitute for forage fish is nearing fruition just as the little fish are in short ...

Before you head out this weekend to crab in New Jersey, get your crabbing checklist ready. New Jersey’s blue crab season 2025 is underway and runs until Nov. 30 in most waters, with an extended season ...

Blue crabs are found all over the Gulf of Mexico and most of the way up the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Bays, beaches and bayous are all places you will find them, and Pensacola Bay is home ...

A new alternative bait product that will help reduce the number of horseshoe crabs harvested from the Delaware Bay was introduced on May 29. For years, commercial eel and whelk fishers have dealt with ...

LEWES, Del. (AP) — Researchers announced Wednesday that a new bait alternative may help reduce the number of horseshoe crabs harvested to be used as bait. Female horseshoe crabs are considered the ...

EVERETT — Jerry Solie was leaving the Everett marina on a recent morning, explaining why he had dropped his crab pots in an out-of-the-way spot near Hat Island. He had left the pots in 100 or so feet ...