Clean pata and slit skin (3-4 slits on both sides) without cutting bone. Place in a deep pan with a tight cover. Add water, 7 Up and salt. Bring to a boil after 15 minutes, add baking soda. Baking soda will hasten the softening of the pata's skin.
Hook 4 to 7 pound sockeye salmon from June 10 to August 1, with a peak from July 1 to August 1. Take your pick from 50,000 three to five pound pink salmon from July 20 to August 20. Silver salmon runs of 150,000 strong stop to bite from mid-August to their peak in late September.
Washingtonâs apple season starts in mid-August and goes well into the fall, but you'll find no shortage of apples any time of year (just the prices are usually higher in off seasons). Each year, more than 100 million apple boxes are harvested and each box weighs about 40 pounds, according to BestApples.com.