Shipping
Each summer, my partner Steve and I travel to Bristol Bay, Alaska, to fish the largest wild sockeye salmon run in the world — a natural cycle thousands of years in the making.
After our salmon are picked from the net, they are handled with care and placed directly into an icy slurry to cool quickly and preserve quality. From there, they are filleted, de-boned, vacuum packed, and flash frozen to lock in that just-caught freshness.
In the fall, we bring home a limited amount of our catch to sell directly to customers. When it’s gone, it’s gone until we go fishing again.
We know shipping frozen fish is expensive, but it’s the best way we know to get our wild Bristol Bay sockeye from our boat to your freezer while preserving the quality, flavor, and care that went into catching it.
Thank you for supporting our small family fishing business.
Steve & Heidi
The Wild Salmon Co.
Shipping Info:
We ship orders on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Your fish will arrive Tuesday through Friday, depending on your location.
- During checkout, you’ll be able to choose your preferred shipping week.
- Please make sure you’ll be in town and able to place your fish in the freezer when it arrives.
- You’ll receive tracking information by email as soon as your order ships.
How Your Fish Is Packed
Your fish is packed in an insulated cooler with dry ice to help ensure it arrives frozen.
- We pack every order with extra dry ice in case of a shipping delay.
- If your package is delayed, your fish should still arrive frozen or very cold.
- Please place your fish in the freezer as soon as possible after delivery.
If Your Fish Softens Slightly
Slight softening or thawing at the thinnest part of a fillet can happen in transit and does not affect the quality of the fish.
Because our salmon is handled carefully, vacuum packed, and flash frozen shortly after harvest, it maintains excellent flavor and quality from our boat to your freezer.
Questions or Concerns?
If you have any concerns when your order arrives, please contact us right away.
As a small fishing family, we run our business with care and stand behind the quality of our fish.
Shipping Rates:
Please check our shipping map to determine your shipping zone and cost.
Green Zone
Flat-rate ground shipping:
- Up to 23 lbs: $55
- Up to 30 lbs: $69
- Up to 50 lbs: $99
Blue Zone
2-Day Express Air shipping:
- Up to 23 lbs: $98
- Up to 46 lbs: $189
If you are outside of our Green Zone, your order will ship by 2-Day Express Air, which is why shipping costs are higher.
Shipping frozen fish is expensive, but our flat-rate shipping often saves money as you stock up.
Why Isn’t Shipping Free?
We get it — everyone loves “free shipping.” But shipping frozen fish across the country is expensive, and that cost has to show up somewhere.
Some companies build shipping into the price of the fish. We prefer to keep our pricing more transparent and charge a flat shipping rate instead.
Our 10 lb box is priced similarly to, or lower than, many competitors. And if you order more than 10 lbs, our flat-rate shipping can save you quite a bit.
In other words: the more fish you order, the better the value.
