SO MUCH STUFF TO TALK ABOUT THIS WEEK, GUYS…
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE!!
COPPER RIVER SALMON SEASON OPENED TODAY!
A FISH SO FAMOUS IT ACTUALLY HAS IT’S OWN CHARTERED PLANE!!
SO THE STORY GOES…CONDITIONS ARE HORRIBLE AND ONLY 2/3′S OF THE FLEET ACTUALLY FISHED.
THE INSIDE WAS NOT OPEN WHICH MEANS LESS KINGS IF ANY. WE REALLY WON’T KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL MORNING, BUT THE STAGE IS SET FOR VERY FEW FISH AND SUPER HIGH PRICES.
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SEE FISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
NO IDEA WHAT TIME, SO IF YOU’VE GOT TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST, GIVE US A CALL AND PUT YOUR NAME ON SOME AND WE’LL CALL YOU WHEN IT SHOWS UP. MORE FISH SHOULD BE ON THE WAY SATURDAY.
WON’T KNOW PRICE UNTIL MORNING SO LET’S TALK THEN.
THE FIRST GUY WHO DECIDED TO TAKE A MOLTING BLUE CRAB, DREDGE IT IN SEASONED FLOUR, FRY IT UP, AND MAKE A SANDWICH OUT OF IT HAD TO BE SOME KIND OF FREAK…
FREAKING GENIUS, THAT IS!
SO TASTY AND DELICIOUS…
FRESH DRESSED SOFTSHELLS ARE IN SEASON AGAIN!!
THEY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEKEND. THEY HAD A COLD SNAP THIS WEEK THAT SLOWED PRODUCTION, BUT THEY ARE ANTICIPATING WARMING NEXT WEEK. THESE SHOULD BE AROUND FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. WE NEED PRE-ORDERS BY WEDNESDAY FOR FRIDAY PICK UP. THEY ARE VERY FRAGILE AND YOU REALLY DON’T WANT TO HANG ON TO THEM. I CERTAINLY DON’T WANT TO HANG ON TO THEM, SO WE WILL DO PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO REQUIRE THAT THEY BE PICKED UP ON FRIDAY OF THE WEEK THEY ARE ORDERED.
WE WILL ONLY BE DOING ONE SIZE THIS YEAR, PRIMES, WHICH ARE 2.5-3 INCHES. 2 MAKE THE PERFECT SANDWICH FOR 1 PERSON. I WILL HAVE FIRMED UP PRICING ON MONDAY.
ON A SAD NOTE, WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME HAS DECLARED THE RED SWAMP CRAWFISH FROM LOUISIANA AN INVASIVE SPECIES AND HAS STOPPED ALLOWING LOUISIANA CRAWFISH FROM BEING SHIPPED INTO WASHINGTON STATE! WE HAD HEARD RUMBLINGS ABOUT THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT COULD NOT GET CONFIRMATION UNTIL YESTERDAY. OUR SUPPLIER WAS THREATENED WITH MAMMOTH FINES IF THEY CONTINUED TO SHIP TO WASHINGTON AND THEY JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT 2 DAYS AGO. I ACTUALLY CALLED FISH AND GAME 3 WEEKS AGO AND ASKED ABOUT IT AND NOBODY THERE COULD GIVE ME AN ANSWER. TAX DOLLARS AT WORK. IF YOU ASK ME, THE STATE SHOULD EMBRACE THE FACT THAT THESE THINGS CAN SURVIVE HERE AND FIND SOME GUYS TO GROW THEM IN EASTERN WASHINGTON. OUR SEASON WOULD KICK IN WHEN LOUISIANA PETERS OUT IN JUNE AND IT COULD BE AWESOME BUSINESS! CRAWFISH ARE GETTING HUGE ALL AROUND THE U.S. AND THEY NEED A YEAR ROUND SUPPLY!! WHAT DO I KNOW?
LITTLE HANDFUL OF LIVE COONSTRIPE SHRIMP COMING! THESE ARE LIKE THE SPOT PRAWN’S LITTLE BROTHER. LOCALLY CAUGHT AND SUPER SWEET, THEY RIVAL A SPOT PRAWN IN TEXTURE AND FLAVOR BUT ARE MUCH SMALLER. I’VE ONLY GOT 10 LBS COMING SO I THINK WE WILL PROBABLY COOK THEM FOR PEEL AND EATS. THIS IS MY FAVORITE WAY TO EAT THESE SHRIMP. IT REMINDS ME OF WHEN WE USED TO BUY THEM OFF THE GUYS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY MY GRAMMA’S HOUSE ON HOOD CANAL.
FRESH SQUID FROM NATE’S HOME STATE OF RHODE ISLAND! YOU WANT TO DO SOME KILLER CALAMARI THIS WEEKEND, THIS IS THE STUFF!!
LOTS OF OTHER GREAT STUFF HAPPENING FOR THE WEEKEND…
FRESH TROLL-CAUGHT KINGS ARE GETTING CHEAPER! THEY ARE POSITIONING THEMSELVES TO MAINTAIN A SPOT IN THE CASE WHEN COPPER RIVER IS IN FULL EFFECT! SHOULD HAVE BOTH WHITES AND REDS FOR THE WEEKEND.
WE’LL BE COOKING OFF ANOTHER LOAD OF B.F.C’S TOMORROW. CRAB HAVE BEEN GREAT, BUT STILL REALLY EXPENSIVE. INSIDE OPENER HAS BEEN PUSHED TO JUNE 1ST, SO HOPEFULLY WE’LL SEE SOME RELIEF AFTER THAT.
ALL THE GROUNDFISH IS LOOKING GOOD…SHOULD HAVE A NICE LINEUP OF ROCKFISH, LING COD, BLACK COD, PETRALE, ETC.
SASHIMI AHI IS SUPPOSED TO BE EXCEPTIONAL TOMORROW AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOME NICE SWORD AND MAYBE SOME MORE OPAH.
LOTS OF OTHER GOOD STUFF…I KNOW I’M FORGETTING A TON OF STUFF SO JUST COME SEE US!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO AN AWESOME SEAFOOD WEEKEND! HOPE TO SEE YOU!
