2021 pre orders end 08/01Catch the Wild taste Of summer
Our 2021 fishing season has begun! Snag the most delicious catch of the summer, at the best prices. Pre-orders will run all summer long.
Our 2021 fishing season has begun! Snag the most delicious catch of the summer, at the best prices. Pre-orders will run all summer long.
Based in Boise, Idaho, we're a small-scale, husband and wife operated seafood harvesting team. Each of our fish are individually caught by hook and line, processed by our own two hands, and frozen at sea. By freezing at sea, your fish enters our vessel's powerful blast freezer less than 60 minutes after leaving the ocean, locking in summer-fresh flavor all winter long.
Why frozen at sea?
A third generation commercial fisherman, Caleb has salmon running through his veins. He grew up set netting on the mighty Alsek River, and made the leap to captaining an open ocean troller at the age of 17. He and Jessica tied the knot in 2013, and purchased their own vessel in 2016. Caleb’s zest for life (and addiction to fishing) keeps the mood aboard the boat in high sprits — Even when wind and waves abound.
Jess began fishing with Caleb in 2012. Born and raised in Boise, the wild oceans of Alaska hooked her immediately, and all of a sudden, no other life seemed possible. After graduating with her B.S. in Biology in 2014, she and Caleb began the hunt for their perfect vessel. They purchased the Alsek through a friend Jess met at Boise State — proving her college degree wasn’t a total waste, after all.
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A labor of love.
Wildly delicious.
Our salmon, lingcod, and rockfish are all caught one at a time, by hook and line. It's a lot like sport trolling in the Pacific -- but on steroids. Our fishery is called "power trolling", since we utilize hydraulic motors to spool in our lines.
Since our fish are all caught by hook, any unwanted catch (aka “by-catch”) can be safely returned to the sea. Common by-catch includes rockfish - which we’re allowed to retain, as well as king salmon, pink salmon, and halibut - all of which are safely returned to the ocean.
After being landed, your catch is headed, gutted, gently IV bled, then washed thoroughly. We even vacuum them before sending them downstairs to ensure there’s no blood, sea lice, or slime… But most importantly, it removes excess moisture from the exterior of the fish, introducing as little moisture as possible into our freezer space.
Cellular degradation begins as soon as fish leave the water. Your “fresh” fish from the grocery store may actually be over 10 days old! By rapidly freezing our fish to - 45ºF, we “freeze it in time”, meaning your freshly thawed fish will taste like it just left the ocean.
Our fish enter the vessel’s powerful blast freezer less than 60 minutes after leaving the ocean, locking in summer-fresh flavor long past the winter to come.
23% seafood harvested from our precious oceans goes to waste -- and the short shelf life of fresh fish demands hasty, carbon heavy transportation methods. By purchasing frozen fish, you're helping both the ocean, and your wallet. Thaw at will, enjoy delicious fish, and reduce waste while you're at it.
2021 pre orders end 10/01/2021
The best of Southeast Alaska delivered to your doorstep or available for local pickup. All of our seafood is caught ourselves. We can't wait to share our wild bounty with you + yours!
We have a box for all your favorites! Add, subtract, and customize however you’d like!
Snag the very best prices of the season. Discount starts at $1.50/lb off (10 lb box), and increases to $3.00/lb off (100 lb box)
Boise-area pickup or delivered to your door
Pick up or delivered in November 2021
2021 pre orders end 10/01/2021
We will begin making local Boise share pickup available in November 2021. Closer to November, we'll send out an email with the date, time, and duration of your pick up location (for example: Saturday, November 6th, Julia Davis Park, 12-3 pm). If your selected pickup date doesn't work, just shoot us an email -- you're welcome to select a different pickup.
Yes, your first payment will be 50% of the total of your box order size, and locks in your pickup or delivery for November! We will notify you prior to processing your final payment. As soon as the rest of your payment is through, we will have your wild seafood ready for pickup (if you chose local pickup in the Boise area) or get it ready to ship out!
We will begin making local Boise share pickup available in November 2021. Closer to November, we'll send out an email with the date, time, and duration of your pick up location (for example: Saturday, November 6th, Julia Davis Park, 12-3 pm). If your selected pickup date doesn't work, just shoot us an email -- you're welcome to select a different pickup.
Yes, a few things have changed! If you ordered from us last year, you'll recall that we dropped your seafood box to your doorstep. Now that we're on the backside of the pandemic, we are going to distribute pre-orders at meet-ups through southern Idaho instead! This will allow you to get your fish sooner than you did in 2020. Also, we are not offering subscriptions in 2021 -- only one time pre-order boxes. BUT, if you are low on freezer space, be sure to select our "fish bank" option at checkout. For a small fee, we'll hold back half of your box for you. We can meet up in April 2022 to get you the remainder of your fish.
Our salmon, lingcod, and rockfish are all caught one at a time, by hook and line. Hook and line fishing allows us to target certain species, and safely discard undersized or out of season fish back into the ocean. Our fishery is closely monitored by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Quotas are set based on fish abundance, and we report frequently to ADF&G to ensure that we do not over-harvest. Once the quota has been caught, our fishery closes.
10 lbs of fish takes up less than 1 cubic foot of space. As a point of reference, in our under the fridge / drawer style freezer, we can fit 25 lbs of fish in a section that measures 20" x 11" x 11"
