Shipping salmon

[EastCreek]

Any advice or suggestions on how to ship / mail salmon across the country? Flash freeze? Dry Ice? Vacuum seal? Insulated packaging? Overnight necessary? Personal experiences.....?
Success...nightmares...

I know people have their catch shipped from Alaska trips, but I am not one of those people.

Maybe a stupid question, but I'll own up to it.

Thanks for anything you can offer.

[Cowlitz Kidd]

Send it smoked I have to Calif. Two or three days about $7.00.Vacum pack.It will make to the east coast.

[Thumper]

Go buy a "5-Day" Coleman cooler (silver-colored fiberglass, white top). They really work.

Freeze fish. Put fish in, seal, ship air cargo. No sweat.

If necessary (more than 2 days en route, add up to 5 pounds of dry ice. That is the limit. Take to air cargo unsealed and they will inspect it. Then seal and ship. That ought to be good for a week or more.

We send frozen fish to our clients all over the U.S. routinely. We've never had a thawing problem.

[ 02-14-2004, 02:23 PM: Message edited by: Thumper ]

[The Bad Fish]

i vac pac, freeze, then pack in a styro box i get from the pharmacy on my route, and fedex to the desired location over night delivery.. not even close to thawed by the time it gets there. if you need some styro containers email me and i will set you up.

[No Wishin Just Fishin]

I usually buy a soft sided cooler at Kmart for $9 then go to Baskind Robins and buy 3 lbs dry ice and pack it all with newspaper around the ice and fish. Then overnight it to wherever UPS

[EastCreek]

Thanks for the tips!

[EastCreek]

Thanks for the tips!

Buy a waxed cardboard box that is made for shipping fish.