On Jun 8, 12:09?pm, "DALE WILLIAMS" >
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> Yes, we've seen CR for a while, but no king yet.
> I'm in the PN camp (and believe for fine salmon, simplicity rules)"Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
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> > Ed Rasimus wrote:
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> >> We've been desperately waiting for the Copper River arrival. About two
> >> weeks ago the local Albertson had some Copper River Sockeye, but alas,
> >> it only showed up in one shipment. Calls to Whole Foods and Central
> >> Market in Dallas/Plano have come up negative except for one shipment
> >> of Sockeye. Still no availability of Copper River King--which is "the"
> >> real deal!
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> > Ed, I am shocked, positively shocked, that you can't find any in your
> > parts right now. It's been out here in podunk for close to a month now.
> > As you imply, CRS is a bit overhyped: it's a fine example of sockeye,
> > but nothing special (just good brand recognition). But King Chinook is
> > da bomb. IIRC, the King Chinook run is a tad later than the sockeye
> > run; in any event, I haven't seen any King Chinook yet this year.
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> >> Maybe some will still show up in the next week or so.
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> > There are mail order outfits if you get desperate. Better yet, just
> > head up to Alaska and go fish for your own! ;-) (My fly fishing skills
> > extend to trout and steelhead, so the thought of fishing for salmon
> > still strikes fear into my heart)
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I've been seeing Copper River King Salmon for the past week or so at
our local grocery chain...in fact I had it last grilled last night.
To be honest it's almost too rich and fat laden for my tastes these
days. I opened a 2002 Kistler PN that was a pretty good match.