WDFW originally said that they would reserve a % of the recreational allocation for the holiday season. However, I see two issue's: 1) WDFW has claimed we overfished our allocation this summer so that would be an excuse for them to now reneg on opening and 2) Even if they do open it I wouldn't count on stellar crabbing. I have seen hundreds of tribal/commercial pots all over 8-1 and 8-2 for since the summer so I would doubt there will be much crab left for the recreational fishery.