Grab a Crab

Maryland may be the epicenter of the commercial blue claw crab fishery but Long Island just may have an edge when it comes to recreational crabbing. From July through September local docks, piers and creek banks are crammed with folks dangling strings of chicken parts and wheedling long handled nets. Success is often accompanied by the squeals of young children who are always in awe of the fact that crabs do, in fact, have claws. Summer on Long Island.......