Puget Sound Spot Shrimpers always get eager for the May openers, and this year was a little weird. We got the green light in June, which was the latest Spot Shrimp opener in memory. It was good, and I personally didn't expect another opportunity for 2020. I think I can say that everyone was pleasantly surprised that we had another day in central …
Spot Shrimp
Puget Sound Spot Shrimping Report – June 11, 2020
Like many of you, I have been waiting patiently for one of the most anticipated Puget Sound openers... our Spot Shrimp opener. I've had gear prepped for a week and did my trolling at the grocery store pet aisle, loading up on cans of cat food. Bait was prepped the night before. Set the alarm clock and drove down the hill to the Puget Sound to take …
Spot Prawn Taco Recipe
In the Pacific Northwest, Spot Prawns are the top dog of seafood. They are our largest Shrimp species, they are a succulent treat, and the season is brief. When I get back from a day of shrimping, a batch of deep-fried Spot Shrimp loaded into a taco offers one of my favorite meals of the year! Spot Shrimp Tacos Any Way You Want Most likely, …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimping and Lingcod Report
This morning was thrilling, productive, bitter sweet and full of milestones all at the same time. I spent the day with two good friends (three... sorry boat dog Miles). We experienced the best Puget Sound shrimping with the fastest limits I've seen in my life. Beautiful weather. The very first day of shrimping that we finished out catching some big …
Edmonds Spot Shrimp Adventure May 9 2018
Shrimping on the Puget Sound near Edmonds! On Wednesday we went on the hunt for Spot Shrimp in Puget Sound near Edmonds. I have been shrimping in Puget Sound since I was a kid, but today was my first time playing the role of captain on a busy shrimping opener in the Sound. I had my good buddies Chris and Mitch along, and the real excitement was …
Lilliwaup Spot Shrimp Haul
We cruised across Puget Sound headed towards Hood Canal's Spot Shrimp! My favorite four hour fishery opened on Saturday: Hood Canal Spot Shrimp! Hoodsport to Lilliwaup area was our choice for day one. A friend of a friend opened up their beach house near Lilliwaup and we cruised from Edmonds to Lilliwaup in my little Boston Whaler. The journey …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Puget Sound Spot Shrimp are incredibly abundant and the season is almost underway! May is shrimping month but there are usually only a few days that we can harvest Spot Shrimp. So it is critical to clear your schedule, prep your gear and mix your bait. Spot Shrimp are a local favorite and very popular. Spot Shrimp are the …
How to Catch Spot Shrimp
How to Catch Spot Shrimp Spot Shrimp are the most sought after shrimp on our coast because they are huge an oh so tasty! Spot Shrimp will congregate by the thousands in small areas that provide enough junk on the bottom for them to graze on. When they are spawning they can form into swarms as high as ten feet off the bottom, and if you happen to …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Season 2018
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Season 2018 Puget Sound, Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands 2018 Spot Shrimp season has been announced! The Spot Shrimp is the largest shrimp specie in our region. These tasty deep water shrimp are a North Pacific delicacy and there is no question in my mind that there will be more than a couple boatloads of us out trying …
Hood Canal Spot Shrimp Report May 21
Going Shrimping on Hood Canal I spent today on the Hood Canal in search of its famed Spot Shrimp with my friend Ryan and his dad. I have been to the Hood Canal a few times to go shrimping, and every one of them has been memorable and mega fun. Hood Canal is one of my favorite places. It is a beautiful fjord. It feels quaint and welcoming, probably …
Everett Spot Shrimp Report May 10
Everett Shrimping Season Day Two! It is officially the last day of our Puget Sound Spot Shrimp season! With such a huge haul of Spot Shrimp on Saturday, how could we not hit it again on Wednesday! While we ended up with a cooler full of Spot Shrimp we didn’t quite reach our limits, and although our hunt for live bait was more than successful, our …
Everett Spot Shrimp Report May 7
Shrimping in Everett, Washington Saturday was our very first chance at Spot Shrimp here in Puget Sound Country. We are blessed with such tasty critters thriving in our local waters and even if we only have two days each year to catch them. Spot Shrimp are one of the most delicious shellfish I’ve experienced. They are a large cold water shrimp that …