The first weekend in May was opening for ling cod fishing and shrimping. I spent the weekend on Orcas Island harvesting the bounty:

Shrimp in a bucket...we caught 315 spot prawns. Take that, Bubba Gump!

Shrimp in a bucket...we caught 315 spot prawns. Take that, Bubba Gump!

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Eating shrimp will put hair on your chest too!

Eating shrimp will put hair on your chest too!

Ready for the freezer

Ready for the freezer

I had a lot of luck with the ling cod...this was the biggest.

I had a lot of luck with the ling cod...this was the biggest.