Washington State Crab Season 2024 Schedule. The washington department of fish and wildlife (wdfw) announced today that many puget sound marine areas will reopen for recreational crab fishing. In fact, it may rank as one of the best in the nw.

Each year, recreational crabbers catch more than 1.5 million pounds of dungeness crab using pots, ring nets, and — in the case of wade and dive fishers — their bare hands.all recreational. According to a recent report by the washington department of fish.