Cooked crab is dumped on the deck so it
can cool enough to be eaten. Any crab that’s
not eaten, Captain Corey packages on ice for
guests to take home — allowing you to extend
your adventure even further with an indulgent
dinner. See the Crab Cake recipe on page 45 for
inspiration.
The sweet and salty
goodness of a one-day
adventure on the sea.
By SARA SATTERLEE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST LO-
CALS ARE VERY nonchalant
when discussing Dungeness
crab. Dungies (as locals
call them) are arguably the
best crab on the planet. We crabbers
are somewhat protective of our favorite
spots and our most reliable bait.
Most of us have pulled fresh crab
from the Puget Sound and Salish Sea.
And with some experience tucked under
our belt, we tend to think we know
what we’re doing. But typically most
of the time we just get lucky and land
a few keepers. However, that’s not the
case for Corey Joyce. Filling the pot is
his daily hustle.
He’s salty, confident, and out-smarts
the crab on the daily. He says his luck
comes by hard work and experience,
and that’s more than enough reason to
say yes to a day of fishing with him.
When I was invited to catch crab with
Corey at San Juan Adventures, I tried to
act real casual. But I have to be honest,
by the time the seaplane touched
down in Roche Harbor, excitement was
building in my gut. I invited my cousin
Meghan to join us for the day. She’s a
San Juan Island local, and the perfect
person to share the experience with.
I played it cool when I met up with
Meghan. She goes crabbing all the time.
I didn’t want her to notice how stoked
I was. We grabbed a doughnut at Lime
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