How to Catch Crab off a Pier

Crabbing off of any structure can be quite a bit of fun.  The most common place to go crabbing if you are not in a boat is from a local pier down by the beach.  Most coastal towns or even harbors or marinas have a section of some pier that is available for local fisherman [...]

How to Catch Crab in California

Below is a clip from California Fish and Game. It is an overview of the crab world as they see it. In California, the most abundant crab is the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister. Related to this crab are several other species that are caught by commercial and recreational fishermen in southern California and northern California. [...]