[Vancouver’s Best] Belcarra Regional Park🦀🎣

In Vancouver, "crab fishing" is actually a leisurely cage-trapping activity from piers. While the city is surrounded by ocean, seafood variety here is limited. For the average person, deep-sea fishing for rockfish or salmon is expensive and labor-intensive—but crab fishing (mostly for Dungeness Crab, aka BC’s meaty crab) is cheap, easy, and wildly popular across all cultures. Metro Vancouver has ~10 crab-fishing piers, but if you ask me which is the best? Belcarra wins hands-down. 🦀 Why Belcarra? Crab abundance: High success rate for trapping (compared to other piers). Scenic vibe: Mountains + ocean views while you wait. Great facilities: Picnic areas, clean restrooms, and even educational programs (I stumbled upon a crab-conservation workshop by park staff—shoutout to the kind volunteer in Pic !). ⚠️ MUST-KNOW RULES (Seriously!): License required (easy to buy online). Strict limits: Only 4 legal-sized crabs/person/day (must measure them!). No females allowed (yes, crab gender matters here!). Bait = stinky chicken legs (the worse the smell, the better—hold your nose!). 😈 A (Darkly Funny) Warning: Some folks greedily take extra crabs or break rules—and get slapped with HUGE fines or even jail time. News flash: Chinese immigrants are overrepresented in these busts. Look, everyone’s a little greedy, but if you’re gonna be greedy, aim higher than stealing crabs. Go big or go home! 😜 #CrabFishing #BelcarraPark #VancouverLife #DungenessDelight #FollowTheRules 🌊