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Fresh • Local • A Little Ugly

Moby Rick’s Ugly Fish

Saratoga Springs, New York
Fresh Fish
rick@mobyricksuglyfish.com
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Welcome to Moby Rick’s Ugly Fish

Our Story

After 2 years of seeing huge demand for fresh seafood at the Saratoga Farmers Market, and shortly after learning he was going to be a father to his daughter Joy, Captain Rick Lofstad founded Moby Rick’s Seafood in 2012.

A 3rd generation fisherman, he brings fresh fish and seafood from Long Island and wherever else we can source the best products, straight from us to you.

Family Legacy & Industry Leadership

The Lofstad family has produced over 6 million pounds of fish annually, roughly 1/6 of New York State’s finfish production. Captain Moby Rick owns two fishing trawlers, with additional vessels owned by other family members, and the family currently produces over 1 million pounds of seafood annually.

He formed New York State’s only fisherman’s co-op, managed Inlet Seafood of Montauk overseeing up to 90% of the state’s seafood distribution, and served eight years on the New York State Fishery Management Council. He was also the largest U.S. exporter of finfish to Spain and Japan, exporting over 12 million pounds annually, and is currently the owner of Pura Vida Fisheries, serving 25 farmers markets weekly.

What We Offer Today

Moby Rick’s Seafood, with retail locations in Saratoga Springs and Clifton Park, offers fresh and frozen seafood sourced from all over the world. If it swims, we can get it. Fresh staple and seasonal seafood is brought in three times per week, and we can also special order rare items on request.

We offer fresh fish, seafood delicacies from the wharfs of Long Island and Boston, and a variety of cooked entrées for takeout—the freshest fish in the 518. We are also launching online delivery, with next-day shipping via UPS, FedEx, or USPS. Local delivery is available within 10 miles of our flagship store on $25+ orders.

HOW IT WORKS

Order by midnight.
Fresh fish at your door — next day.

By Midnight

Place your order

Browse the week’s catch and order by midnight — one-time or on a recurring schedule.

Before Dawn

We’re at the dock

Our team heads straight to the boats and handpicks your fish from that morning’s haul.

That Day

Place your order

Back at HQ, we portion, pack, and load your order into insulated coolers for same-day delivery.

Same Day

Delivered to your door

Order by midnight the night before, then we catch, pack, and deliver fresh to your door the same day.

Reviews

What Our Customers Are Saying About Moby Rick’s Ugly Fish

Highly recommended!

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Moby Rick’s serves delicious fish frys. The French fries are so good and the coleslaw is crisp and scrumptious! Highly recommended!

~ Jennifer

get your seafood from Moby Rick’s

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You definitely need to get your seafood from Moby Rick’s. The only possible way to get fish fresher than offered at this place is if you are out on a boat on a fishing outing and catch it yourself.

This is 100% true and if I did not have this same experience time after time I would not even believe it to be possible! Most recently, we bought bass fish yesterday and it was the best seafood we ever had in our entire lives.

If you try Moby Rick’s ONCE…you will also become addicted…and never be able to buy your fish anywhere else EVER…Even the fanciest restaurants don’t have seafood this fresh.

Saratoga Springs certainly has a buried treasure; Moby Rick’s is it!

Five stars!!!!

~ Kimberly

Best scallops ever!!

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Captain Moby Rick knows the seas and what to bring to market!!!

Best scallops ever!!

What a wide selection!

This mermaid was in heaven!!

~ Katy

very high quality seafood

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Moby Ricks has very high quality seafood, including difficult to find (in upstate…) things like fresh wild red and king salmon.

They will also obtain specific products if available, e.g., whole wild red salmon in the round or filleted, dungeness crab, black cod.

The prepared food is also good.

It’s worth buying from here rather than from a grocery store.

~ Robert

super fresh seafood

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Such a great place to get some super fresh seafood. How have I lived in Saratoga so long and not heard of this place till now?!

My dad and I stopped in Sunday morning for some fresh ingredients to make a “seafood Sunday feast” and they did not disappoint.

Great selection, fresh product, fair prices and great service!!

Do your self a favor and check it out!!!

I’ll be back whenever I need fresh seafood in the future.

~ T.S.

Moby Rick’s is the best!

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Moby Rick’s is the best, in terms of both quality and service.

I come in often year round, but I bought all of my Christmas Eve fish here for the first time.

There was a little mixup with one of the items, and Cory made it right.

Top notch all around.

~ Karen

Super seafood and choices!

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Super seafood and choices!

Fried hot dishes were delicious- tons of butterfly shrimp.

Huge pieces of breaded fried hot haddock.

Each meal had French fries with it.

Definitely would go back again.

Seafood prices were reasonable and competitive with local grocery stores.

~ Missy

Great shop

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Great shop.

They will take care of you.

Oysters and Cod were very fresh, and the staff was informative and genuine about the day’s selection.

Looking forward to seeing this team at farmer’s markets and pop-up booths this summa!!

~ Joe

Great place

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Great place for an ever changing array of fresh seafood.

The prices aren’t cheap, but they are fair for the quality and you can get frequent discount offers by signing up for text alerts.

Also check out the fish-and-chips (other proteins available) lunches.

They do a good job and you get a side of their excellent cole slaw (if they’re in a good mood you might get upgraded to seaweed salad).

~ Otis

very, very fresh

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I stopped eating swordfish years ago because it typically is dry but the swordfish at Moby Rick’s is amazing.

It’s always very, very fresh, like all their fish and seafood.

Try the crab cakes too! They are the best!

~ Ginny

Fresh, Not Frozen

Always Crazy Fresh, Never Frozen—That’s Rick’s Promise!

Flat‑Rate Home Delivery

We’ll bring the catch to your doorstep for a flat $5 fee

Quality Guarantee

Quality Issues? We’ll refund it, no questions asked

Sustainability

Always Crazy Fresh, Never Frozen—That’s Rick’s Promise!

From the Boat to Your Table

 

Fresh-caught seafood, hand-selected and delivered straight from our docks to your door. If it swims and it’s great, we’ve got it, and now you can order it anytime.

 

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Most delicious fresh fish in town

Visit Us!

Call us

(866) 584-8584

Fastest way to reach us during store hours.

Email

rick@mobyricksuglyfish.com

We respond within one business day.

Visit us

8 NY 82, Hudson, NY

Open every day. 12:00-6:00PM