July is peak crabbing season for blue claw crabs in New Jersey. Both July and August often yield the highest numbers of legal-sized crabs. There are several reasons the crabbing is good during July, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peeler or shedder crabs 3 inches; soft crabs 3.5 inches and hard crabs 4.5 inches. All measurements are from point to point. Where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's spawning season. That means you might start to spot blue land crabs around this time of year as the female crabs venture out ...

On a mild Tuesday afternoon in late spring, Johnathan Malveaux and Shalonda Thompson tied six chicken legs onto strings and tossed each one into Clam Lake. Wearing bright red T-shirts and athletic ...

That means you might start to spot blue land crabs around this time of year as the female crabs venture out to sea to release their eggs, a time period called spawning season that lasts from June to ...

Blue land crabs are edible and are a food source in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. In Florida, harvesting blue land crabs is prohibited from July 1 through Oct. 31. Blue land crabs can be caught by ...