By investing in a share of Off the Hook's catch at the start of the fishing season, you're supporting local fishermen, coastal communities, and a low-impact fishing method. Our fish comes to you fresh- straight off the hook.  The fish is iced down as soon as it comes aboard, “dressed” (gutted) at sea, put on ice and loaded for delivery. Our fishermen use the fish from the last string of hooks on each fishing trip for the Off the Hook shares, so your fish is the last to be caught, and the first to be offloaded.  Once the boat lands, our target is to get it to you within 24 hours.

Sign up for your share here.

Off the Hook Subscription Options:

Whole Fish: For the whole fish shares, you receive a weekly allotment of whole, dressed fish.  The fish is usually a mix of cod, haddock, or hake. Last season the fish averaged 2–3 lbs each.

We offer two sizes of whole fish shares:

One Fish:         $60 (4 deliveries of one 2-3 lb fish per delivery)

Two Fish:         $110 (4 deliveries of two 2-3 lb fish per delivery)

Whole/Filleted Fish: You will receive whole fish one week, and filleted fish the next. We are working with two processing facilities to fillet our fish while our fishermen wait nearby.  We have chosen processors who will guarantee that our fish is handled with utmost care to ensure top quality and to work within our targeted window of 24 hours from the ocean to you.

As with the whole fish shares, there are two share sizes for whole/filleted fish:

One Fish &  2 lb Fillets:       $85 (4 alternating deliveries: one 2-3 lb whole fish one week and 2 lbs fillets the next)

Two Fish & 2 lb Fillets:       $150 (4 alternating deliveries: two 2-3 lb whole fish one week and 4 lbs fillets the next)

Filleted Fish: Each delivery, you will receive a bag of fresh fillets packed ready to prepare or freeze. Each bag is labeled with the date landed and the name of the person who caught the fish.  We only work with processors who will guarantee that our fish is handled with utmost care to ensure top quality and to work within our targeted window of 24 hours from the ocean to you.

As with the other subsription types, there are two share sizes for the filleted fish option:

1 pound of Fillets:        $55 (4 deliveries of 1 lb of fillets)

2 pounds of Fillets:       $100 (4 deliveries of 2 lbs of fillets)

4 pounds of Fillets:       $185 (4 deliveries of 4 lbs of fillets)

How Much Fish Is In Each Share?

The “One Fish” shares are plenty of food for a couple to have at least one meal plus left-overs (fish tacos anyone?) each week. The “Two Fish” share is perfect for families or people who want to share with their friends or have dinner parties that are totally off the hook. 2 lbs of fillets is plenty for a meal for two plus leftovers. 4 lbs of fillets is plenty for a large chowder or a family meal.

Off the Hook's shares are easy to split with neighbours, family and friends. When you sign up, you can enter up to five contacts per subscription. This makes it easy to arrange biweekly pickups, for example, or to sign up as an office or small business. Be sure to check our matchmaker blog post to "hook up" with others looking for share-mates.

What is included in your subscription?

Fish from Off the Hook is bound to be more expensive than any other fish on the market. We can almost guarantee it.  So why get involved? By buying a subscription to Off the Hook, you get:

• Extremely fresh, sustainably caught fish- delivered weekly
• The chance to meet and get to know the fisherman who catch your fish
• Live updates from the fishing boats as they steam back to port with your catch, including alerts about special catches such as halibut and mackerel.
• Access to exclusive specials on items such as mussels & clams from our sustainable seafood partners.
• Filleting workshops, cooking tips, recipes and more
• The opportunity to use the whole fish- for stock, chowder, and ultimately for your compost.
• the opportunity to order extra fillets in advance
  

Pick up Locations:

We will be switching our main delivery days to Saturday this season, in order to make parking and traffic less of an issue. The main Halifax pickup will be at the Historic Farmers' Market (the same place as last year), from 10-12 on Saturday mornings starting July 7. Other deliveries have also been organized in:

Halifax: Saturdays 10 am to 12 noon: Brewery Market 1496 Lower Water St, Halifax

North End Halifax: Saturdays 10:15-12 am 2705 Fern Lane, Hfx. (Ecology Action Centre)

Wolfville Area: Saturdays 8-10 am Just Us! Coffee House Parking Lot: 11865 Highway 1 Grand Pre (Just off Exit 10 from Hwy 101)

Tantallon:  Saturdays  10:30-12 noon. Mariposa Picnic Area, 5229 St Margarets Bay Rd, Tant.

Bedford: Saturdays 12:15-3:15 am.  59 Douglass Drive (Basinview Subdivision)

Dartmouth: Saturdays 10-12 am. 34 Russell St. (near the MacDonald Bridge).

Lower Prospect: Saturdays 2-6 pm East Coast Outfitters 2017 Lower Prospect Road.

Tatamagouche: Saturdays 4:30-5:30 Home Hardware Parking lot, Tatamagouche.

The Islands: If you live on Brier Island or Long Island, it only makes sense that you should be able to buy fish directly from your neighbors. Fish will be delivered to your door on Saturdays. This pickup is coordinated by Jenny and Beau Gillis. If you sign up for this pickup, you are eligible for a locals discount. Please contact us for the coupon code.

If you are interested in organizing a delivery in your community, please get in touch with me. We need 10 subscribers at each delivery location to make it work.

Sign up for your share here.

Explore these recipes and tips. Learn to fillet with this great video, courtesy of Port Clyde Fresh Catch.

Shares that are not picked up will be donated for use in hot meals at Hope Cottage.

Because you sign on to share both the bounty and risk of the fishing season, in case of bad weather or bad luck on the water, there may be a week with no delivery. On the other hand, there may be weeks where you get extra fish. In the unlikely event of a missed week of deliveries, every effort will be made to tack a week onto the end of the delivery schedule.