Ilwaco – Riveted

Harford’s Greedy Isopod

Laura Domela — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:19:26 +0000

This is just a small section from one of the identification posters they have up on the wall inside Jessie's Ilwaco Fish Market.

Fish & Chips and Tall Ships in Ilwaco

Laura Domela — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:09:57 +0000

Late this morning (after we decided to stay here at Skamokawa one more day) we decided to drive into Ilwaco to get some lunch and to stop at the fish market we usually go to when we're in the area ( Jessie's Ilwaco Fish Market) to get some fresh seafood for dinner.

When we got to the port, we noticed there were two tall ships docked there: the Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain. For three bucks per person (suggested donation) you could go aboard and check 'em out for yourself. So we did, and they were pretty cool.

We had some fish 'n chips (along with some oysters and shrimp…part of a combo) at Imperial Seafood (good, but not as good as the Bandon Fish House on the Oregon Coast) and then we walked around the waterfront a bit before heading over to Jessie's. We picked up some fresh caught ling cod, some steamer clams, and two whole cooked crabs. Should keep us busy for a couple days!

There was something kinda great about just the tail of this halibut sticking out:

Tonight's dinner will be clams in a saffron garlic broth with a salad and a piece of garlic bread.

Fresh Seafood on the Long Beach Peninsula

Laura Domela — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:59:34 +0000

We drove into Ilwaco and grabbed some fish-n-chips (and shrimp-n-chips) at Imperial Seafood on the waterfront. After lunch we headed over to pick up some fresh crab at the fish market a few doors down. Unfortunately, they are closed until mid-May.

So we drove a little bit North up 101 and found Sportsmen's Cannery and Smokehouse and picked up three freshly cooked crabs (cleaned and cracked), along with some of their in-house canned jalapeno albacore for sandwiches in the future.

This is a cute little place right along the highway. Kevin said that when he was 8 years old, he and his family came up here from Texas and went salmon fishing and then took all their fish to this same exact place to have it canned.

Also, here's an arty portrait of a crab that was crawling around in the tank:

We're having fresh crab for dinner tonight, and I believe tomorrow morning Kevin is going to make my favorite breakfast for me: fresh crab, wilted spinach, and poached eggs on an english muffin topped with hollandaise. Sweet!

(Posted by Laura)