The Midnight Rambler // Alfred Spellman

Gary Nichols of Nichols Seafood in Conch Key was running several days behind getting his 6,500 traps in the water. He got them out, but some may need to be shifted and it will take until at least the weekend before he can get a true indication of how things look.

Friday, one of Nichols boats pulled about 600 traps. They ended up with about 450 pounds of crab.

“This is mediocre,” Nichols said. “I was a little disappointed. On opening day, a lot of people don’t pull all their traps because the market price is changing. Everyone is trying to feel out everything.”