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General => Fish Talk => Topic started by: Phil Hill on December 05, 2017, 05:05:24 AM

Title: edible California crab varieties
Post by: Phil Hill on December 05, 2017, 05:05:24 AM

Hi
I've been enjoying catching crabs and am starting to wonder how many types there are for me to look for. So far I have caught Dungeness and Red Rock Crabs.

Thanks
Phil

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on December 05, 2017, 06:21:31 AM

Red rock crab
Pacific rock crab
Box crab

Don't quote me  :smt003

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: DG on December 05, 2017, 06:28:43 AM

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171205/cf5c398e4c45afa33a23cc954f8543cb.jpg)

Been seeing more and more of these guys when Diving.  Puget Sound King Crabs

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: jp52 on December 05, 2017, 07:48:35 AM

Last time out at HMB I caught 4 species, dungeness, red rock, pacific rock and yellow rock. This adds yellow rock to your list so I attached a couple of pics.

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: crash on December 05, 2017, 08:01:01 AM

Slender crabs.

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: lazyhook on December 05, 2017, 09:34:01 AM

As far as I know, they are all edible... meaning no specific toxins for other issues for any particular species.

I've personally eaten the various rock crab varieties (red, yellow, brown), dungies, box crabs, and kelp crabs.

There also is (or was) a commercial fishery for sheep crabs.

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: Phil Hill on December 06, 2017, 06:56:53 AM

Wow that's great guys.
 I looked up a picture of the Puget Sound King Crab do you DG find them up at Fort Bragg?
4 varieties at one time sounds real good JP52. Which was your favorite?

thanks,
Phil

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: DG on December 06, 2017, 07:14:40 AM

Quote from: Phil Hill on December 06, 2017, 06:56:53 AM

I looked up a picture of the Puget Sound King Crab do you DG find them up at Fort Bragg?

Yes they are in Ft Bragg.  They can be found in Alaska down to central ca. 

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: lazyhook on December 06, 2017, 09:07:14 AM

The Puget Sound King Crab I ate was caught in Caspar cove up between Mendocino and Ft. Bragg.

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: jp52 on December 06, 2017, 10:58:55 PM

Phil,

Quote from: Phil Hill on December 06, 2017, 06:56:53 AM

Wow that's great guys.
 I looked up a picture of the Puget Sound King Crab do you DG find them up at Fort Bragg?
4 varieties at one time sounds real good JP52. Which was your favorite?

thanks,
Phil

I think the best tasting are red and pacific rock followed by dungeness and yellow last. Of course, dungeness have so much more meat that I like to catch them most of all :smt002.

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: Phil Hill on December 07, 2017, 06:37:03 AM

Thanks guys.
I had to look up the Pacific Rock Crab.
Now all I have to do is go find them.

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on December 07, 2017, 07:30:19 AM

Quote from: Phil Hill on December 07, 2017, 06:37:03 AM

I had to look up the Pacific Rock Crab.

There was a pic on the 1st reply to this post.

More than you ever wanted to know about rock crabs

https://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/species_profiles/82_11-117.pdf

Title: Re: edible California crab varieties
Post by: Phil Hill on December 07, 2017, 08:43:02 AM

Cabeza de Martillo

Thanks for referring me back to your first post.
I saved your pdf. which was really good!