Ed Rasimus wrote:

> 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!

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.

>
> Maybe some will still show up in the next week or so.

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)

Mark Lipton