Rob Sudar, a.k.a. “Fishmonger,” who kindly answered readers questions on all areas of buying and cooking fish, has alerted me that fish are arriving in the Seattle markets now for the last Columbia River spring Chinook likely to be available until mid-May. The fish are carried by PCC, Metropolitan Market, and Wild Salmon Seafood Market, among others. I just called Wild Salmon, and was told their supply just arrived, with whole fish going for $17.99/lb. (If you walk in right now they won’t be out in the case yet, but you can ask for them.) PCC’s got fillets at $19.99/lb.

Of course Sudar has an interest in that fishery, but he says the salmon are “the best available anywhere, as good or better than Copper River.” (I’d like to see a debate on Chinook and Yukon River between him and mentor Jon Rowley, who is still sounding the alarm for that fishery’s health.) 

Sudar added,  ”The fishery is about 140-150 miles from Seattle, for those who measure how far their food travels.”

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