Happy Crabbing Season!

Last year my husband decided to try out crabbing. After seven minutes of YouTube videos and a trip to Cabela’s, he was a pro.We spent the summer trying out different docks and beaches. The four of us all had different ideas of what made a good crabbing location, as this handy chart shows:

	Jason: Likelihood of crabs crawling into his crab pot	Me: Scenery and seeing new places	Aubrey: Playground or other source of entertainment	Henley: Ice Cream
Edmonds dock	Very few. But it was crowded and late in the season.	Although the scenery from the actual dock isn’t anything to blog about, the town of Edmonds is adorable	Yes, but about a ½ mile walk away. Bring a stroller. There is also a sandy beach between the old and new ferry docks.	Yup, near the old ferry dock
Mukilteo dock	Lots of little crabs, but no keepers	Meh. It’s a nice view, but one you can see from basically anywhere.	A brand new playground, on the beach, about a quarter mile away from the docks.	Oh yeah.
Illahee State Park	Tons!	Nice looking place. And extra points for the ferry ride.	Nope. And the beach wasn’t that great for sandcastles either.	No food anywhere.
Penrose Point State Park	Tons!	Remote and pretty	No, but shallow water is fun too, especially in a white dress.	No. I brought cookies though.
Kayak Point	Very few. Crowded and late in the season.	We saw whales and seals here, so bonus points.	Yes!! Huge playground. Unfortunately Aubrey had skinned her knew earlier in the day and was being super dramatic about it, at times refusing to walk.	None. I hear that ice cream trucks sometimes frequent the area, but no luck when we were there
Birch Bay State Park in Blaine	Who knows? We booked a campsite here only to have crabbing season pushed back. Also, there is no dock.	Gorgeous. The background photo of this very website was taken here.	No, but turning over rocks at the beach to find sand crabs and camping was so fun, who needs a playground?	Nada. S’mores were a hit though.