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as chinaman fish will start to come into the play as we head towards March when they really fire up. Hard to believe we are only 3 months away from the annual blue swimmer crab run. But for those in the know, and those prepared to search around, sized blue swimmer crabs can be found now and the secret is finding deep holes with cooler water at the bottom. Besides a feed of crabs, there are also plenty of oysters growing on the rocks all along the Karratha coastline. Hunt for them on the spring low tides either walking around or even diving for them and pry them off with a large screwdriver. Nothing beats fresh oysters straight from the saltwater. Failing oysters or crabs, try your luck searching the rock pools at low tide for octopus. 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