Fishermen's Catch Bait & Tackle

Wednesday March 31st Special! White Headless Frozen Shrimp 21-25 $8.95 for a 1.5 lb bag!

Beginning Saturday! Live Fresh Ridgeback Prawns Cooked Cajun Style $9.95 per lb. "To chefs around the world Santa Barbara is well-known as a premier source of t...he highly acclaimed ridgeback shrimp. The ridgeback fishery, while centered in the Santa Barbara Channel and the Santa Monica Bay, ranges from Monterey to Baja. However, many local residents do not know that this variety even exists and is unique to our area since ridgebacks rarely show up in our supermarkets or even in Santa Barbara restaurants. If you head down to the harbor on a Saturday morning during ridgeback season, you can buy them live from the fishermen. The ridgeback population is highest during our warmer El Nino years. One reason these sweet delicately flavored shrimp are more difficult to find commercially is their short shelf life. They are best eaten the day of pickup. So for best results, keep them on ice prior to cooking. Ridgebacks or rigies are actually a prawn, not a shrimp (and Spot Prawns are a shrimp, not a prawn?). Prawns generally have a longer legs and the second set of pincers is larger than the front ones, while the opposite is true for shrimp."

More Next Door!

We are updating our floor, But we will do our best to serve you during our upgrade. Thank you

Our Menu for next door!

The shop will be open on Christmas Day 6am to 1pm. Merry Christmas!The shop will be open on Christmas Day 6am to 1pm. Merry Christmas!

Dec 4th Update! * Fishermen's Catch Bait & Tackle Is Open and We Are Still Receiving Regular Deliveries of Goods and Bait! Hour are 6am to 6pm * The Pittsburg Public Launch Ramp Is Open! * Winners of November Fish & Win Are Posted At The Shop!

Opening Tomorrow 12/23/2020 from 9am to 6pm.