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[arimaBOATER]

Been reading these posts & info came in handy when talking to a man today.
Actually seen a car parked on a side road off of Railway Ave here in Richmond so I rode my bike over & offered the man & his family a Chinese tract. ( doing some fishing for The Lord ) he said "no" ( boo ...no problem rode many KMs & most did take one "cheer" )

He had a map book & he was trying to figure out how to get to Steveston Village as he wanted to buy salmon off the docks.
So gave him all the info & as he looked like a good " talker type " suggested if he were to buy 2-3 or more fish he should try to get them for $15 each.
He thought salmon sold by the lb but as far as I know it sells by the fish & not by weight.
Off he went.
 

[ktt]

This morning $5.00 per pound at the main dock. Only 2-3 ships are selling.

[StillAqua]

Save-On and Superstore have been selling fresh silver bright sockeye (look like Georgia Strait seine, no gill net marks), cleaned and head off, for $11-13/fish all long weekend. We've eaten 3 so far and they are fresh and tasty. They beat the coloured up gill-netted ones I saw at Steveston wharf last week for $15-20/fish.

[Nucks]

StillAqua,
Which towns are you referring to for Save On and Superstore?

[ynot]

north Vancouver superstore sockeye on sale this week 3.88lb.

[Nucks]

fyi......that's not a good deal. Say an average of 7 lbs...........that's a lot of money..........and not on sale.

[kosanin kosher salt]

I prefer smaller 3-5 pound sockeye , they are tasty ! I picked up 20 of them chromers (average 13$ a peice) from the grandview highway superstore on Saturday .
       8.55$ a kilo is a deal ! Plus I got a friend who got me 10% off since he works there , and spend 250$ and get 25,000pc plus points (25$) deal is on too .

Yesterday night and today I went to north shore , marine drive SS , they had sockeye that were coloured up , which I would not eat .
Seems as though the late run summers colour up even when they hit the mouth of fraser
I've also noticed this in previous years

[ynot]

most sockeye head of cleaned are way under 7 lbs.

[StillAqua]

I prefer smaller 3-5 pound sockeye , they are tasty ! I picked up 20 of them chromers (average 13$ a peice) from the grandview highway superstore on Saturday .
       8.55$ a kilo is a deal ! Plus I got a friend who got me 10% off since he works there , and spend 250$ and get 25,000pc plus points (25$) deal is on too .

Yesterday night and today I went to north shore , marine drive SS , they had sockeye that were coloured up , which I would not eat .
Seems as though the late run summers colour up even when they hit the mouth of fraser
I've also noticed this in previous years

It's a great deal for quality sockeye......we ate 6 fresh this weekend just simply BBQ'd and I think the family could keep going.

[~IvAn~]

They must be getting ready for another opening! lots of commies making their way up the fraser from Stevston.

[zilla37]

Two questions

What does it mean when you say a fish is "colored up"

And two am I reading correct that there is another commercial opening tomorrow?

http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=search_results&ID=all&Regions=All&Fisheries=43,46,44,47,45,48&Areas=&year=2014&CFID=9338113&CFTOKEN=19211694

[ynot]

skin  turning pink.still good for eating.  another gillnet opening Thursday.

[Nucks]

How long is the opening?

[Fish Assassin]

skin  turning pink.still good for eating.  another gillnet opening Thursday.

When I worked at the fish cannery during my university days, all the sockeyes from the Fraser were turning colour but the meat is still nice and firm and red.

[StillAqua]

Two questions

What does it mean when you say a fish is "colored up"

It just means it's been in or near freshwater for a while and has started to develop spawning colours, stopped feeding and is using up the fat stored in the flesh for energy. It's a leaner fish than a chromer. Personally, I've found the silver seine-caught sockeye are the best eating. Nothing wrong with a little colour, you're just getting closer to the best before date.