A small family business

Every spring, when the salmon come home from their ocean journeys, we pack-up and move to a small bay in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Our neighbors are the sea lions, eagles, and a couple of curious black bears. With our two young kids and a few hard-working crew-hands, we spend the summer fishing—one of our boats is always running to town, bringing fresh shipments to the airport.

Why we fish

We chose this business because it is environmentally sustainable, and it keeps us out doors and on the water. Lisa came to fishing from a career in field biology—she has worked in (among other places) Prince William Sound and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Lee has spent many summers commercial fishing, and has also worked in child-protection advocacy, and in rural community fisheries development.

Quality instead of volume

Most seafood companies buy their fish from other fishermen. At Glacier Creek we are the fishermen. We select the best fish from our catch, and within hours they are ready for shipping. Glacier Creek ships the freshest, highest quality wild salmon you can buy.

Filling a niche

Salmon fishermen today are competing with big, industrialized fish farms (many of which are foreign, subsidized operations). So most salmon fishermen are getting 50 to 70% less for their harvest than they did a decade ago.

But the highest quality, freshest wild salmon will always be cherished for its flavor and health benefits, and for the environmental soundness of its harvest.

So at Glacier Creek we chill and ship our own catch, catering to the specialty market that demands quality. Glacier Creek salmon is the freshest, highest quality salmon you can get. We sell our fish only through a few carefully selected regional distributors (see our Distributors page), and through a small, web-based direct sales program.