2024 Steveston Herring Sale

[A-a-Ron]

Reminder to grab your tickets for the Herring sale this Saturday. Look like they’re half sold out now, they go fast.

Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer

Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer

www.fhkwc.ca

 

[Rain City]

I'll be there ar 12

 

[Alex_c]

Ok, I bought a 20 lb bag to pick up at 11:00…what do I do with 20lb of herring?

 

[Rain City]

Ok, I bought a 20 lb bag to pick up at 11:00…what do I do with 20lb of herring?

Prawn bait. Well, everything bait.

 

[Alex_c]

Prawn bait. Well, everything bait.

Are they edible?

 

[Rain City]

Are they edible?

I don't like them. I still need to try them pickled though. They have a really strong flavour.

 

[Alex_c]

I don't like them. I still need to try them pickled though. They have a really strong flavour.

my first thought was rollmops.

 

[Rain City]

my first thought was rollmops.

Exactly.

 

[ship happens]

Ok, I bought a 20 lb bag to pick up at 11:00…what do I do with 20lb of herring?

Vac pack them flat in packs of a dozen or so. Separate the smalls. No need to spend 40 bucks a lb on chovies. Save that 40 bucks for some wagu beef

 

[Alex_c]

Vac pack them flat in packs of a dozen or so. Separate the smalls. No need to spend 40 bucks a lb on chovies. Save that 40 bucks for some wagu beef

Yeah, we all got absolutely bent over by Big Chovie last year.

 

[WHO DAT]

Herring cooking with Kosta....

 

[A-a-Ron]

Ok, I bought a 20 lb bag to pick up at 11:00…what do I do with 20lb of herring?

I get 4 bags.
I sift thru them and use about 15-20% of the smaller pretty ones & make a bunch of salmon worthy trays. This year I fished herring way more than chovy and if anything my results were better.
The big lunkers I use for cod. I usually fish herring and jigs equally for cod, with equal success.
Then the rest gets chopped up and mixed with prawn pellets or somewhere in the mix for crab bait.
Takes me about 4 hours and 3 beers to complete the task. Under $100 for probably close to $1k retail in today’s world. I may buy a tray of anchovy (or two or 5…) during the season but I pretty much don’t buy bait all year except for this.

 

[A-a-Ron]

On second thought… hey @Rain City here is a side hustle idea for you

 

[Damn Ugly]

Ok, I bought a 20 lb bag to pick up at 11:00…what do I do with 20lb of herring?

Some good Herring Recipes including pickled herring -

 

[Alex_c]

I get 4 bags.
I sift thru them and use about 15-20% of the smaller pretty ones & make a bunch of salmon worthy trays. This year I fished herring way more than chovy and if anything my results were better.
The big lunkers I use for cod. I usually fish herring and jigs equally for cod, with equal success.
Then the rest gets chopped up and mixed with prawn pellets or somewhere in the mix for crab bait.
Takes me about 4 hours and 3 beers to complete the task. Under $100 for probably close to $1k retail in today’s world. I may buy a tray of anchovy (or two or 5…) during the season but I pretty much don’t buy bait all year except for this.

Good tips, thanks! I’ll start with 20 lbs this year and see how much gets used

 

[eroyd]

There's one in Victoria as well



Work great in the Bass-o-matic.

 

[WHO DAT]

Some good Herring Recipes including pickled herring -

Thanks for posting that I have trouble attaching links

 

[WHO DAT]

There's one in Victoria as well

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Work great in the Bass-o-matic.

Would you know if we can pre purchase on the island? I have not found any links. Best Regards

 

[ship happens]

Would you know if we can pre purchase on the island? I have not found any links. Best Regards

Negative sir. You have to buy a ticket and lineup in the vehicle line. Go through the lineup and they toss one 20 lb bag per ticket in your vehicle.


This is what 40lbs looks like flat frozen. It's a very mixed bag. Some large, alot of mediums and some smalls. The more bags you get the. More smalls you get.

 

[WHO DAT]

Thanks Man!