Fresh SpotPrawns Fit for a King at Squalicum Harbor

Live Spot Prawns at Squalicum Harbor

If you have been driving around Bellingham lately, you may have noticed signs  advertising “Live Spot Prawns” at Squalicum Harbor. 

Buying Spot Prawns at Squalicum Harbor

Well let me tell you,  if you have not taken the time to drive down to visit Andy and Sandy Fisk on their fishing vessel “Bear Paw” you should.  They are the owners of Mad Jax’s Sea Food.  Andy and Sandy provide sea food directly from the Puget Sound to your dinner table.  Andy told me that, in season, they’ll have spot prawns, salmon & crab.  People were lined up to buy their spot prawns which were kept in a live tank aboard their fishing boat.  If you are look’n for fresh, this is as good as it gets.

Andy and Sandy proudly say that they are a local commercial fishing family that sustainably harvests and markets their own catch.  Their spot prawn season runs from June 17th until mid August while the dungeness crab season begins in October and runs though March.

While I was on the dock, I had the pleasure of meeting another fisherman Tom Faulkner.  Tom will have an ample supply supply of fresh salmon as well as the season develops. 

Anyway, if you are looking for fresh seafood, you’ll find none finer than what you can get from our local fisherman.  Andy and Sandy even gave me one of their favorite recipes “Classic Shrimp Boil”.  Lylene and I will try it out tonight.