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New Regulations for Crabbing on Point Aux Chene WMA
Posted on 8/1/19 at 10:18 am
Posted on 8/1/19 at 10:18 am
No link, my buddy called green jean's office in Thibodaux and confirmed it. No more than 12 drop nets will be allowed per boat/car on the Point Aux Chene WMA. Limit will still be 12 dozen crabs per Boat/Car. Basically you can catch the same amount crabs but it will take longer to do it.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 11:31 am to CHEDBALLZ
quote:that's a bunch of crab
12 dozen crabs per Boat/Car.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 12:12 pm to Bedhog
Yeah unless your boiling for 20+ people there really isn’t any reason to keep 12 dozen crabs.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 1:01 pm to CHEDBALLZ
No link to official LDWF correspondence?
Posted on 8/1/19 at 1:56 pm to Coppertone
I haven't seen anything official yet other than talking to game wardens.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 2:07 pm to CHEDBALLZ
Wonder if this is for all WMA's? Guys in rockafella fish crab wit 30-40 drop nets and we all know they ain't for their consumption.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 2:18 pm to KemoSabe65
I was crabbing on the Wonder Lake one time. Which is part of the WMA. Had a dude there tell me he would drive 3 days a week from Baton Rouge to crab and go back there and sell them. He would fill up 2 110 quart ice chest with crabs when they were running good.
Personally I think the limit should be lowered. I'm fine with 5-6 dozen. You can feed quite a few people with that. On PAC WMA there are guys who run 4 dozen nets then sell the crabs. Then when I get out there I cant find a place to crab without being on top of them.
Personally I think the limit should be lowered. I'm fine with 5-6 dozen. You can feed quite a few people with that. On PAC WMA there are guys who run 4 dozen nets then sell the crabs. Then when I get out there I cant find a place to crab without being on top of them.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 2:45 pm to CHEDBALLZ
The one spot in the bayou off 665 has like 200 traps in a 40 yard length of the waterway
Posted on 8/1/19 at 4:42 pm to Nado Jenkins83
I dont think those are baited, the guy stores them there..... or so I heard.
Posted on 8/1/19 at 8:12 pm to CHEDBALLZ
That would make more sense. I always thought that was the best crab spot on earth
Posted on 8/1/19 at 8:21 pm to CHEDBALLZ
The latest LDWF fishing regulation brochure doesn’t mention any new rules like that. There’s a WMA section and for PAC all it says for crabbing is
quote:
CRABBING
• Crabs may be taken only through the use of hand lines or nets; however, none are to remain set overnight.
• Twelve dozen crabs maximum are allowed per boat or vehicle per day.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 8:45 am to CHEDBALLZ
I searched all over for this new law and can not find it anywhere.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 10:51 am to Tiger Prawn
Just saw this on LDWF's facebook page
Although when you click the link and pull up the fishing regulations brochure, it doesn't mention anything about limiting the number of crab nets and still says nighttime activity is prohibited except for fishing off the side of Island Rd.
quote:
A reminder to users of Pointe-Aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area, all nighttime activities are now prohibited, including fishing adjacent to the roadside of Island Road. Also, a maximum of 12 drop nets for crabbing may be possessed/attended per boat or vehicle on the WMA. To see the 2019-20 WMA regulations, go to LINK .
Although when you click the link and pull up the fishing regulations brochure, it doesn't mention anything about limiting the number of crab nets and still says nighttime activity is prohibited except for fishing off the side of Island Rd.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 11:15 am to Tiger Prawn
Can you have lines with turkey necks in addition to your 12 traps?
Posted on 8/2/19 at 11:26 am to crap4brain
It doesn't say you can't
Though now its getting confusing since LDWF's facebook post is running contrary to what's in the 2019 fishing regulations pamphlet.
Though now its getting confusing since LDWF's facebook post is running contrary to what's in the 2019 fishing regulations pamphlet.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 1:33 pm to Tiger Prawn
quote:
All Pointe-aux-Chenes Property EXCEPT Point Farm Unit and Restricted Areas Vessels/Vehicles: Type A personal watercraft, model year 2003 and beyond, which are 8 or more feet in length, may be operated on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA from April 1 until the Monday after Labor Day Weekend, from sunrise to sunset only. No person shall operate such watercraft at a speed greater than “slow/no wake” within 100 feet of an anchored or moored vessel, shoreline, dock, pier, persons engaged in angling or any other manually powered vessel. All boats powered by internal combustion engines having total horsepower above 25 Hp are not allowed in the Grand Bayou, Montegut and Pointe-aux-Chenes water management units. Public is permitted to travel anytime through the WMA for access purposes only, in the waterways known as Grand Bayou, Humble Canal, Little Bayou Blue, Grand Bayou Blue, St. Louis Canal, and Bayou Pointe-aux-Chenes unless authorized by LDWF. All ATVs/UTVs, motorcycles, horses and mules are prohibited. Limited Access Areas: Operation of internal combustion engines prohibited from September through January. See WMA map for specific location. Deer Archery (bucks only): Oct. 1-15 Deer Archery (either-sex): Oct. 16 - Feb. 15 Deer Firearms (bucks only): Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 and Dec. 14-20 Waterfowl: Same as outside, EXCEPT CLOSES at 2 p.m. Small Game: Same as outside EXCEPT CLOSED during bucks only firearms season and OPEN to squirrel hunting during the spring season, May 2-10, with or without dogs. Beagles prohibited October through December. Recreational Fishing: The harvest of all fish, shrimp, crabs and crawfish is for recreational purposes only and any commercial use is prohibited. All castnet contents shall be contained and bycatch returned to the water immediately. Shrimp: may be taken by the use of cast nets only. During the inside open shrimp season, 25 lbs per boat or vehicle per day (heads on) maximum shall be permitted. Size count to conform with open season requirements. During the inside closed season, 10 lbs per boat or vehicle per day (heads on) may be taken for bait. Oyster Harvesting: PROHIBITED Fish: may be taken only by rod and reel or hand lines for recreational purposes only.
Crabs: may be taken only through the use of hand lines or nets; however, none are to remain set overnight. No drop nets left unattended at any time. A maximum of 12 drop nets may be possessed/attended per boat or vehicle. Twelve dozen crabs maximum are allowed per boat or vehicle per day.
Crawfish: may be harvested in unrestricted portions of the WMA and shall be limited to 100 lbs per person per day. Gear used to catch craw
Forget the wall of text, I bolded the crabbing part. This is out of the new 2019-2020 hunting booklet.
My dad went today and caught his 12 dozen crabs with 24 nets.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 1:40 pm to CootKilla
Tell him I'll bring a 12 pack of white cans over.
Posted on 8/2/19 at 2:29 pm to CHEDBALLZ
That man only drinks out of 30 pack nattie lights.
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