Day's Fishin Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 There are a lot of blue swimmers around in the Hawkesbury, but you can not leave your traps unattended as the grubs are out in force raiding traps and some of these drop kick even take the trap. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 What a low act. How many did you catch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Got a good feed there well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Hi Donna, We caught 23 in total 6 of which were the red ones. They are a lot heavier than the same size blues. We lost 2 traps. Almost caught one or the grubs but he out run us through the shallows. We now know what he looks like and the tinny he uses so we will be looking for him until we find him and hopefully after that he will not be stealing any more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Let it go. Not worth confrontation. Were they nice eating? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 I grow my own chillies that we cook them with and a nice cold beer make the crabs one of the best sea foods. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 The red ones are paddler crabs i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: The red ones are paddler crabs i think I'm not sure what they are, we have been catching them for around 2 years now. I have fished the Hawkesbury for the last 60 years and never caught them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Coral crabs- never eaten one, how do they tatste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, PaddyT said: Coral crabs- never eaten one, how do they tatste? I prefer them over the blue swimmer. Has a stronger flavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the MARK Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 That’s disgusting to hear someone nicking traps! I have never seen a crab like that, that’s intresting to see actually, we’re you using witches hats or traps?’ thanks for the report’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettP Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I got plenty down berowra way. Didn’t see the red ones. What area were you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 6 hours ago, on the MARK said: That’s disgusting to hear someone nicking traps! I have never seen a crab like that, that’s intresting to see actually, we’re you using witches hats or traps?’ thanks for the report’ We had round traps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 6 hours ago, BrettP said: I got plenty down berowra way. Didn’t see the red ones. What area were you in? The shallows just before Juno point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Asiatic paddler crabs i think is the right name good eating we get a few in lake mac also forster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Coral crab I think. Charybdis feriatus. http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Crustaceans/Common+marine+crustaceans/Crabs/Coral+Swimmer+Crab#.XDcYVSLZXYU I got a few last year in the Hawkesbury. They taste good. I’ve also seen an increase in traps cleaned out and stolen this year. It’s such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 9 hours ago, Brew said: Coral crab I think. Charybdis feriatus. http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Crustaceans/Common+marine+crustaceans/Crabs/Coral+Swimmer+Crab#.XDcYVSLZXYU I got a few last year in the Hawkesbury. They taste good. I’ve also seen an increase in traps cleaned out and stolen this year. It’s such a shame. They do look like Coral crab however there is no coral anywhere near here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ranger Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) On 1/6/2019 at 7:48 AM, rickmarlin62 said: The red ones are paddler crabs i think Well if they are paddler they can be poisonous so be careful. They look like the Coral Crab to me http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/biosecurity/asian_paddle_crab.pdf Bear Edited January 10, 2019 by Sea Ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelad Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 7:48 AM, rickmarlin62 said: The red ones are paddler crabs i think And I thought he'd cooked one of the blue swimmers 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 9 hours ago, Sea Ranger said: Well if they are paddler they can be poisonous so be careful. They look like the Coral Crab to me http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/biosecurity/asian_paddle_crab.pdf Bear We have been eating them for a couple of years now and I am not dead. My wife may have a different opinion. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 hours ago, lakelad said: And I thought he'd cooked one of the blue swimmers 😂 Your not the only one who said that! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunc333 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) in drummoyne there on too. the blue swimmers big to Edited January 11, 2019 by dunc333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 That definitely looks like the coral crab, but it is interesting about the paddler crab being poisonous, I must look closely at what I catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishermanSteve Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 7:33 AM, mrsswordfisherman said: Let it go. Not worth confrontation. Were they nice eating? Very true I had a guy kick my rod in the water the other night. After a few loud words and blows a knife was pulled. Lucky the police appeared and the knife mysteriously disappeared. He grabbed his stuff off in the car before police got to the jetty leaving them no choice but to take statements and not able to act. Despite him and his bait knife he is pretty lucky they turned up to be honest. But now looking back $300 worth of gear isn't worth the potential of a stab wound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasponge Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I set the traps on the Hawkesbury on Saturday hoping for a haul. Had 4 WHs and 2 CTs out. Checked them regularly and relocated them 3 times and only got the 3 crabs all day (2 x blue swimmers and 1 coral crab). I had them set just out of Parsely Bay and around Dangar Island. The amount of traps out on Saturday was phenomenal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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