Since summer is in full force I thought I might do a little write up for catching Mud Crabs in and around Gladstone, nothing better than a nice feed of Crabs on a hot summer’s day.
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get some fresh crabs, you can pick up some pots from any of the local tackle stores and they will all be willing to dish out some advice for free as well, each person can put down a maximum of 4 pots and possession limits for Mud Crabs is 10 per person. In Queensland our female Crabs are no take so you can only take home the males (Bucks) and the minimum size is 15cm across the spine.
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