It’s hard work catching soft crabs, a fickle livelihood in an increasingly precarious part of the world. Starting before sunup, Smith Island waterman Mark Kitching spends hours repeatedly &#8… ...

Soft-shell crabs, or female blue crabs, are being caught, sold and cooked in homes and restaurants Soft-shell crab season is 'the start of all the good stuff' | News | postandcourier.com Skip to ...

Crab bait on the wing. Published: Oct. 27, 2008, 10:36 a.m. By . Bill Monroe | For The Oregonian/OregonLive; One of the biggest down sides to a dismal coastal fall chinook season such as is sadly ...

When Victor Scargle tasted his first soft-shell crab back in 1995, it was at the behest of some more senior chefs he was working with in a New York City seafood restaurant. Then a young, up-and ...

I always assumed that soft-shell crabs, freshly molted blue crabs I associate with summer, were caught in typical crab traps with fish or chicken as bait. I’d seen people people do this in North ...

The best bait for blue claw crab crabbing may depend on the specific location, ... Peeler or shedder crabs 3 inches; soft crabs 3.5 inches and hard crabs 4.5 inches.

This chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Summer, sun, and soft-shell crabs — few combinations are as simple and ...

Soft shell crabs are considered a delicacy because they must be caught and eaten (unless killed and frozen) within four days of molting. Just about the entire body of the crab can be eaten whole ...

The No. 1 rule of soft shell crab season is that soft shell crab season is fleeting. A restaurant may post a special dish at 5 p.m. and run out of the good stuff by 6 p.m.

It’s hard work catching soft crabs, a fickle livelihood in an increasingly precarious part of the world. Starting before sunup, Smith Island waterman Mark Kitching spends hours repeatedly &#8… ...