Drove up to Camano at 4 am on Friday morning, set two pots for the wife and I at 7 am. Pulled nine keepers that afternoon. Not bad, but not good by past standards. In the old days, the opener would require culling your 12 best and limits would follow for days.

On Saturday it was bad and Sunday worse. Extreme tides and windy conditions(tornados in Stanwood) may have been a factor.

But the worse thing: Thieves. Our neighbor at Camano had his pot robbed both days. No crabs and bait was gone. Plus bait box was re-fastened in different spot in pot. His pot was moved too, according to his GPS. Shame too, he just had a five-way bypass nine weeks ago and was really excited about crabbing.