Yesterday at Ballard the folks at Wilson Fish sold the last fresh salmon and halibut of the year. Their fishing season ended last week, so this was the last catch that they could sell without freezing their product.
They operate off the coast at La Push and, as far as I know, they're the only ones selling fresh, Washington state fish at local farmers' markets.
I hear that this year's salmon season got off to a slow start, but the catch was much better during the past few weeks. We did fare much better in Washington state than in Oregon and California, where all recreational and commercial fishing for Coho salmon was cancelled because of disappearing populations.
Like the fishing season, many of the markets where the Wilson folks sell their fish will be ending soon, but they'll be at the Ballard Market all winter with smoked and frozen product.
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