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Best place to go crabbing in South Louisiana
Posted on 6/16/24 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 6/16/24 at 6:52 pm
I’m looking to go crabbing this summer, but not sure where the best place to go would be. Any tips and advice would be appreciated too, since it’s my first time.
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Posted on 6/16/24 at 6:55 pm to creamofcornsoup
Go EARLY. Like daylight early.
It’s cooler, less crowded and crabs are more active shallow.
After 10 or so it’s just miserable
It’s cooler, less crowded and crabs are more active shallow.
After 10 or so it’s just miserable
Posted on 6/16/24 at 6:56 pm to creamofcornsoup
Depends on where you live. Grand isle down to fourchon has crabs off the side of the road, but plenty of places towards lake charles do as well.
Posted on 6/16/24 at 6:59 pm to LSU Neil
Lake Charles area is a lot closer to me than grand isle
Posted on 6/16/24 at 7:14 pm to creamofcornsoup
There is a refuge over there that has a weir and a shell road you drive down to get there. I have not been but have heard stories. Ask around for it.
Posted on 6/16/24 at 7:32 pm to creamofcornsoup
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge (Hackberry area - on the highway going to Holly Beach) has several piers in the marsh where you can crab and fish.
It's nice because you park right next to the pier.
It's nice because you park right next to the pier.
This post was edited on 6/16/24 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 6/16/24 at 8:11 pm to Epaminondas
Rockefeller refuge, Rollover
Posted on 6/16/24 at 8:37 pm to creamofcornsoup
They usually start running on the beaches in Grand Isle in July. Have caught many ice chests full on the beach.
Can run set nets in the surf or a line with stagings.
If they aren’t catching during the day. Go at night with a good light and dip net and you can scoop them up coming in with the tide.
Can run set nets in the surf or a line with stagings.
If they aren’t catching during the day. Go at night with a good light and dip net and you can scoop them up coming in with the tide.
Posted on 6/16/24 at 11:40 pm to Epaminondas
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Sabine National Wildlife Refuge (Hackberry area - on the highway going to Holly Beach
Has miniature crabs. Rockefeller and Rollover but you need to go by boat if you want to increase your chances of catching large crabs.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 7:09 am to creamofcornsoup
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Lake Charles area is a lot closer to me than grand isle
I haven't gone yet this year but I have heard crabbing has not been good so far. Supposedly, the drought last year got the salinity way up in the marshes and killed of a lot of the nurseries.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 7:20 am to ApisMellifera
No supposedly about it, ponds looked like someone sprayed agent orange.
I have heard some good reports from lake verret.
I have heard some good reports from lake verret.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 7:45 am to creamofcornsoup
We’ve always done well at rockafella.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 8:36 am to Uncle JackD
Like going to a mall to people watch 
Posted on 6/17/24 at 8:52 am to KemoSabe65
That’s for sure. 
Posted on 6/17/24 at 11:50 am to ApisMellifera
I took the kids Thursday and we caught a whole bunch of little ones. After much culling we ended up with a basket full mediums at Rockefeller. We got there at 1:30 and left at 4. We were using small bass (under 8 inches) culled from my pond. We had to shake the crabs off of them. I ran few pieces of chicken the neighbors left and I had to sneak up on the crabs, or they would let go.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 12:14 pm to creamofcornsoup
There is a road on the east side of the ship channel by the ferry that that goes north along the ship channel. Plenty people crab along this road at the abandoned service company sites. Rockafella is a trash fest of tattoos and baby mamas from west Crowley, Sabine spots are over fished with tattoos and baby mamas.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 12:36 pm to creamofcornsoup
this board recommended pointe au chene to me once. went there at day break and got 1 crab
there was a number of people swearing by it so dont know if i was being punked or went on a bad day.
there was a number of people swearing by it so dont know if i was being punked or went on a bad day.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 12:38 pm to KemoSabe65
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Sabine spots are over fished with tattoos and baby mamas.
Yup. They have to close it down regularly to pick up all the trash strewn around by folks. Used to crab at Hog Island Gully all the time and there were always sketchy people out there.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 12:50 pm to Loup
I know the best place ever, but I'm not giving up my spot. Limit out at 12 dozen every time is the biggest hint you're going to get.
Posted on 6/17/24 at 2:00 pm to caro81
You went on a bad day
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