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At the Princess Seafood Market, located at the base of Noyo Harbor,
the focus is on selling right off the boat fresh caught in season wild salmon, ling cod amd
sable fish. Whole crab, oysters and nutritious snack food for you or your pets are also carried.
The market offers hot seafood bisque and delicious sandwiches for sit down or to go.
Just to the north up Noyo Harbor Drive and around a corner is the Princess Seafood Restaurant
and Bar where guests can enjoy indoor/outdoor dining with river, harbor and oceanviews. The
Princess Restaurant offers a full menu of seafood items, plus a beer garden with many craft beers,
wine, komnuchu, mineral water and coffee. Occasionally there is live entertainment.
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QUICK BOARDING DIRECTIONS:
Driving Directions: From State Highway 1, turn onto North Harbor Drive. Go to the bottom
of the hill. Straight ahead is the loading dock for AMBUSH, KRAKEN, KENDALL LYNN and MALIA KAI
and the Noyo Fish Cafe with delicious clam or smoked salmon chowder and fish and chips.
The Noyo Fishing Center is to your right and the closed Carine's Restaurant is on your
left side, at the bottom of the hill. Take a right at the hair pin turn and watch for pedistrians,
fork lifts and heavy trucks. Past Carine's and Princess Market Deli and down Harbor Drive
to the north you will see signs for SEA PAL RESTAURANT, and the TELSTAR Charter Boat.
Parking is in front or in the big parking lot to the east. You can board
TELSTAR behind the cafe adjacent the outdoor dining area. This is a working harbor with lots
of activity and the excitment of circling seagulls, wharf cats, sea lions and the anticipation
of the "big catch". To board the "Hooked on Mendo" boats including the VIKING CHARTER BOAT
you can load at Silver's the Wharf Dock
Those seeking to experience the open sea, whale watching or sport fishing
can rest assured that one of the sport fishing boats in Fort Bragg's Noyo
Harbor can accommodate them. Mendocino Coast skippers and boat owners
will take you where the fish are. They can also take you to the best fishing,
bird and whale watching sites. Helpful deck hands will help the novice fisherman
get started. Sightseers often get close enough to get a good picture of the
seasonally migrating California Grey Whales or perhaps even watch a great white
shark hunt an elephant seal off the coastal islands and sea rocks.
There is always fishing (weather permitting) along the Cordell Banks,
one of the richest marine eco-systems on the West Coast.
Those chartering a charter boat in Noyo Harbor will assemble early
from 5:30am to 6:30am for departure at 7am from the docks in the Noyo Harbor
fishing village. Your Captain and crew will want to be sure everyone is
prepared whether sightseeing or fishing. Everything you need to purchase is
in the nearby general stores on the north and south shore of the Noyo River
as well as loads of fishing tips from experts. Fishing licenses, every type
of bait you can imagine - squid, anchovies, herring, night crawlers, grass
shrimp, ghost shrimp, pile worms, crab bait and pink shrimp.
The happy lad to the right is Dustin Jorden, from Placerville, California
who had never dined on salmon, let alone caught a wild Pacific king salmon.
The day skipper Wayne Gilliland took this photo, Dustin caught a 30 lb wild
king salmon from the Trek II. Dustin first exclaimed "YAY!"; then began
thinking "how heavy it was" and finally reeled it in. At the time Dustin was
only 11 1/2 years old and since has grown up. Father Dan Jorden and
friend Austen Stephenson were real proud of Dustin, but eagerly waiting to
grill up some of those delicious king salmon steaks in their hometown of Placerville.
Why don't you bring your kids for such an ocean experience. The ritual is as old
as time since the first fish walked up on shore and said "whats for dinner."
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