I was thinking about sneaking out tomorrow morning with my son to go try to catch some blue crabs using the drumstick on a string method.

Neither of us have been before and would really appreciate any reports or suggestions. Also, does Galveston or Freeport generally have more available places to do this at?

Not looking for any secret spots or anything. Thanks for any help you guys may be able to give!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/H56p8h8CT94QfHXL7

Thanks for the suggestion! This is perfect. Looks like just under 3 hours from my house here in Bryan.

Anyone know if the recent rains affect the crab bite?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/fR1PkuxZGveYrNTB9?g_st=ac

Can also be productive near any popular cleaning station location.... many public boat ramps have a cleaning station.

Still shocks me how many more crab traps are out there now then when I was a kid in the 80s

A&M g pier used to have crabs stealing bait all the time

Do any posters here live down that way and could comment on water levels? I saw there was a flood watch until Monday. Does all the fresh water affect the crab bite?

I live in Katy and have been going to the Gulf coast for 20 yrs.

I've never heard anything about rain levels affecting the "crab bite". They are opportunity feeders and will "bite" on anything at any time. Only thing I can think of is water clarity. While we've had some rain, it is not anything that's gonna effect crabs. Minus a storm surge TS/Hurricane, I doubt anything effects crabs. The bay that Sgrem and i suggested stays pretty salty even w/ the runoff we've had lately. Being on the leeward island side, levels stay steady.

Go and have fun anyway. I've always used chicken necks and a cheap 4-5' crab net. Never heard of anyone using drumsticks. Throw them in the canal I where I dropped the pin.

Have fun...

TarponChaser said:

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Ocean Cabaret

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Stay out of the bars in Kemah and Clear Lake too

That is awesome Gator, thank you kindly for the info!

I will post an update when we get back.

I really wish I was more into crabbing than I am because there's a spot right down the ditch from us in crystal beach where we can get 30-40/hr. Instead I keep digging my head in the sand trying to make East Galveston bay into a fishing hotbed.

TarponChaser said:

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Ocean Cabaret

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I think I caught a crab r 2 there

Trip report - Thanks for all the tips and suggestions guys. Turned out to be a really tough day catching crabs along the coast.

Left BCS at 3:00 am and started off in Anahuac because a friend of mine sent me several spots that have been "can't miss" spots for him in the past.

The area has received tons of rain and water quality was poor. Caught two or three tiny ones and almost no bite at all.

Decided to drive down to Bolivar hoping the water would be better closer to the gulf. Tried two or three spots there with no luck at all.

We rode the ferry across to Galveston and drove along the Gulf all the way to Surfside/Freeport. Water quality was better but evidently all the rain had completely screwed up the bite.

We tried seven spots including the ones suggested here and caught three keepers all day.

Finished the day at the Brazoria Wildlife Refuge without a single crab there either. Saw a ton of gators and some really cool birds though.

Learned a ton about the area and enjoyed the day with my son. Got back last night around 11:00 exhausted.

Planning on trying again in a month or two. Thanks again for everyone's help and suggestions.

Cemetery road in matagorda.

0300 to 2300 is a heck of a day. I appreciate your endurance and commitment.