Fish Monger

Harris Teeter fish counter walk through. I've never had walleye. I rarely, make that never, eat fresh water fish. Pike fishing is big in the upper Mid-West, places like Minnesota and Michigan.



HT does have the hook-up when it comes to good, large, wild-caught shrimp. I avoid farmed shrimp like the plague. Next time you pick up a bag of frozen shrimp, check the country of origin. You're just as likely to see Bangladesh as you are India or Mexico. On top of that, shrimp farms wreak havoc on the environment......



I remember being on a research vessel coming out of the harbor from Midway Island in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. We had a native Hawaiian on board and he was allowed to fish. He was trolling a huge spoon as we came out of the cut and caught this biggest wahoo (Oho in Hawaiian) I've ever seen. We had it for sushi. Wahoo are related to mackrels and are the fastest fish in the ocean, reportedly reaching speeds of 80 mph!



Below you can see whole-dressed croaker. We get these out on the island. If you catch one you usually end up catching a bunch. They really start to bite right at sundown in early summer.



I always kind of find these whole dressed fish kind of unappealing. Don't know why.