I never got Red Rock crabs at the mouth of the Columbia. Those pesky crab were all I got on a sailing trip up to Barkley Sound on the west shore of Vancouver Island. Big ones and there shells were thick. I think they could have taken my finger off easily if they got a hold of me. They are more difficult to crack and they just dont taste as good as Dungeness.
Maybe I will take the kids crabbing at a nearby bay with a rental boat during the winter break. It all depends on what the weather is like. For now, I will happily buy tasty Dungeness at the store.
This last year, the Dungeness crab was officially designated as the state crustacean of Oregon.
Have you ever come across a Box Crab? I have one on display in my living room that my dad caught scuba diving up in the Puget Sound.
