Northwest Fishing Reports

My family loves bass. However, I simply don't have the know-how and time to catch these bass. Is it possible to buy a few fresh bass routinely from some of you pros? I live in West Seattle and can meet you at any nearby location. I'm not sure how much to pay and whether it is even appropriate to ask but I'm not looking to open some sort of business. My family just loves to eat these bass and a few other kind of fish such as halibut, seabass, lingcod. We don't like salmon too much though.

Thanks

clearvision wrote:My family loves bass. However, I simply don't have the know-how and time to catch these bass. Is it possible to buy a few fresh bass routinely from some of you pros? I live in West Seattle and can meet you at any nearby ilocation. I'm not sure how much to pay and whether it is even appropriate to ask but I'm not looking to open some sort of business. My family just loves to eat these bass and a few other kind of fish such as halibut, seabass, lingcod. We don't like salmon too much though.

Thanks

I hope your not trying to piss anybody off..?

JT26 wrote:

clearvision wrote:My family loves bass. However, I simply don't have the know-how and time to catch these bass. Is it possible to buy a few fresh bass routinely from some of you pros? I live in West Seattle and can meet you at any nearby ilocation. I'm not sure how much to pay and whether it is even appropriate to ask but I'm not looking to open some sort of business. My family just loves to eat these bass and a few other kind of fish such as halibut, seabass, lingcod. We don't like salmon too much though.

Thanks

I hope your not trying to piss anybody off..?

I almost posted the same reply JT,..but decided 2 give him the benefit of the doubt and trust his sincereity!

BB

i think its illegal to sell fish that is caught on a sports lic, it is to sell deer and elk.



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Just go 2 Mutual Fish Market on Rainier Ave South or Pike Place Market for that matter!

BB

Clearvision...Try going to the Pike Place Mkt and they have a great Fish Monger that will supply you with the freshest fish in Seattle. They have Bass, Halibut, Rock Cod, Catfish and they will get you most any fish you want.

This website isn't for asking who will sell you fish, but there is a bunch of great guys that will teach to catch bass. even off the beach ,if you don't have a boat. Search around thru the forums and you will find lot's of info. We are all here to help and have a great time fishin! Good luck to you newby, Steve

fishing collector wrote:Clearvision...Try going to the Pike Place Mkt and they have a great Fish Monger that will supply you with the freshest fish in Seattle. They have Bass, Halibut, Rock Cod, Catfish and they will get you most any fish you want.

This website isn't for asking who will sell you fish, but there is a bunch of great guys that will teach to catch bass. even off the beach ,if you don't have a boat. Search around thru the forums and you will find lot's of info. We are all here to help and have a great time fishin! Good luck to you newby, Steve

well put.=d>


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Honest question clearvision.

It's against the law for recreational anglers to sell their catch. That is why WA has commercial harvesters. You need to find a commercial harvester for purchase. I would go with fishing collector's advice as well.....

good luck and spread the knowledge.......

Rollin with Rolland wrote:Honest question clearvision.

It's against the law for recreational anglers to sell their catch. That is why WA has commercial harvesters. You need to find a commercial harvester for purchase. I would go with fishing collector's advice as well.....

good luck and spread the knowledge.......

I honestly don't know much about fishing law as I haven't done any serious fishing my entire life. This season was the only season that I ever caught a big fish (it was a king salmon that was foul hooked so I released it without any hesitation). I guess the best thing to do is to visit Pike Place market. The thing is that most of those fish are just semi-fresh. I want something that had just came off the lake you know. I wonder instead of exchange the fish for money, I can exchange something else... Perhaps for jigs and such. I won't exchange for sexual favors unless it's a cute fisherwoman .

I don't have a boat and normally fish off the shore. When it comes to fishing, it's so much better when you go with someone who knows what he's doing. You learn much faster that way. I have done lots of reading and have tried to apply some of the techniques but unfortunately I failed most of the time. Fishing has way too many variables such as timing, weather, jig, location, water temperature, retrieval techniques... It gives me a headache just thinking about all these things.

I hope I didn't offend anyone with my original message. I truly was sincere and was just making a very honest proposal.

The Public Market is good place to buy seafood.Just always watch as they prepare your fish.Make sure you get the fish you are looking at.Some fish mongers at the market will substitute the older pieces of fillet in with your packeage.Just watch what they do.The best fish market in the city is Mutual Fish on Rainier Ave South.When I buy fish thats where I go.I like them way better then the market.They have fresh crappie ,Bluegill,Buffalofish,catfish ,and lots of interesting fish for sale.Sorry to disagree about the Market but I worked there for years and learned their practices.

As said above, the law prohibits engaging in the barter or sale of recreationally caught fish. So, non-monetary exchages (e.g., exchange goods or services in lieu of cash) is also illegal.

As said above, try Mutual Fish in Seattle. Last time I was there, I saw a whole rack full of largemouth bass sitting on ice. You can call them first to confirm availability. Many of the Asian stores also sell large mouth bass in their fresh fish section.

Shad_Eating_Grin wrote:As said above, the law prohibits engaging in the barter or sale of recreationally caught fish. So, non-monetary exchages (e.g., exchange goods or services in lieu of cash) is also illegal.

As said above, try Mutual Fish in Seattle. Last time I was there, I saw a whole rack full of largemouth bass sitting on ice. You can call them first to confirm availability. Many of the Asian stores also sell large mouth bass in their fresh fish section.

What I want to know, is where are they getting these bass? Hopefully not around here.

WCCT wrote:What I want to know, is where are they getting these bass? Hopefully not around here.

I was wondering the same thing... farmed?

dilbert wrote:

WCCT wrote:What I want to know, is where are they getting these bass? Hopefully not around here.

I was wondering the same thing... farmed?

The tags at one of the stores (I don't recall whether it was Mutual Fish or some other store) said "product of Canada".

I've seen live largemouth at other stores in other states, as well as restaurants.

Probably farmed. It would be pretty easy to raise those things.

Here's an article that mentions Arkansas as the second largest producer of farmed LMB.

http://www.hsvvoice.com/news/2007/1031/news/037.html

dilbert wrote:

WCCT wrote:What I want to know, is where are they getting these bass? Hopefully not around here.

I was wondering the same thing... farmed?

Most likely farm raised (my guess). You can also find them in Asian markets like the Great Wall close to IKEA. I don't know. If I catch a salmon and I can keep it to eat I won't hesitate. But for some reason, I just don't have the heart to eat a bass and people say they taste great. I have released every one I have ever caught except one. I caught about a 2 lb and an older man who didn't catch anything all day was looking to catch something for dinner. He looked sad and very hungry so I offered it to him and he accepted.

That makes sense. I just would hate to see a bunch of bass caught around here go to public markets. I have nothing against people eating bass, they actually taste great. I have kept a few in the past from lakes that could stand to be thinned out a bit.