Generally speaking, the regular season for selling hairy crabs is between June and November, but there are many varieties of hairy crabs, so there are some differences in their selling seasons.

June yellow hairy crabs are immature crabs, although the size of adult hairy crabs is very big every year, but the yellow hairy crabs of June yellow hairy crabs have already fattened up, and as the name suggests, June is the best season for June yellow hairy crabs to start selling. It can be said that tasting June yellow crabs has become a summer landscape.

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, mid-September to December is the ripening season of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs. In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, female crabs have yellow shells and tender meat. In October, male crabs are thick and greasy, with rich and delicious meat. Therefore, the best season for hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake is from September to October.

Poyang Lake hairy crabs: Poyang Lake hairy crabs are produced later than ordinary hairy crabs, but their flavor is very delicious. Usually, the best market season is around October and November.