As people flock to the Jersey Shore, they’re looking for more than a beach tan or a ride at their favorite amusement pier. They’re looking for the memories and traditions that elevate an ordinary ...

The full moon may be the best time ever to bait your lines and cast them into back bays and tributaries. Here’s what you need to know if you are planning to catch blue claw crabs this weekend during ...

Where are the crabs biting in New Jersey this summer? Crabbers are having the best luck in tidal creeks and shallow bays. The Barnegat Bay area in Ocean County is known to be a great spot for crabbing ...

Editor's Note: The shortages in this story have eased. Check with your favorite crab restaurant to see if they have crabs back in stock. For example, here's the Mrs. Robino's menu ... For many ...

Did you go crabbing in New Jersey and catch a jimmy? If you didn’t, you’re going to want to keep crabbing. The term jimmy refers to a male blue crab. Jimmies are generally considered to be a good size ...

The long Labor Day weekend is the perfect opportunity to get out and crab for blue claws in New Jersey with ideal weather expected. The crabs are biting during August and crabbers are having the best ...

WHAT SMELLS REMIND YOU of childhood summers? The sulfury smoke of a sparkler that just burned out? The nostril-stinging water at the public pool, loaded with enough chlorine to strip paint? Maybe it’s ...

July is peak crabbing season for blue claw crabs in New Jersey. Both July and August often yield the highest numbers of legal-sized crabs. N.J. Community News Generative AI was used to produce an ...

Beaufort native Brett Everett races across the glassy surface of the Morgan River in a 22-foot boat on a muggy 71-degree morning, using the Lowcountry waterway to drive deep into the salt marshes. But ...

Maria Zoine was looking for a relaxing way to spend her Sunday afternoon. And she found it sitting at the marina eating crabs at the eighth annual Blue Claw Crab Festival in Mastic Beach. “The crabs ...

This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.