Hi folks, I am new here and sure dont know how to become a part of the conversations so I will just throw this out there and hope thats ok with everyone. Pike fishing is good, sloughs flooded, fishing is good. By the way that smoked salmmon smells good.

Hello; Welcome jump in anytime. Been a while since I caught a good pike. The smoked salmon is very good. Wish I could sent some to you.

The department of wildlife just stock the lakes here in the city. Trout fishing has been great.

I took my kids fishing for the first time on Sunday. It could have gone better. On a side note, my dad must have been a saint to teach three boys how to fish.

Indeed.

Hi everybody. Even though I chase pike, smallies and largemouths, trout season opens up soon and even I enjoy fresh trout. After making a meal or 2 I like to smoke them. Anyone have a favorite brine recipe they want to share?

I have used many a brine recipe in the past but I come back to the one my father used.

BRINE:
1/2 c. canning salt
1/2 c. natural sugar
1/2 c. light brown sugar
Cover with apple cider the good stuff
A mix of apple wood and cherry wood chips soaked in apple juice

Place the salmon fillets in the brine for 8-12 hours. Keep cold and stir occasionally. Drain the salmon and pat dry with paper towels. Discard the brine.

Place the fillets on racks and let air dry about 1 hour, until you see a glaze over the fish.

Drain the wood chips you are going to use for the first smoke, then add wood chips as needed.

Smoke for about 8-10 hours.

I have used this recipe for trout and salmon. Used it for wiper and for striped bass and for walleyes.

I tend to smoke the whole fish by opening the fish up then placing the fish with the skin side down on the racks. I place the smaller fish at the top of the smoking racks.

There is nothing better than good smoked fish.

Fishing was great yesterday. Limited out on trout, caught three salmon.

The trout fishing has been excellent this year.

My friend an I had our limit of trout. In 45 minutes.
We also netted three salmon. It was a great day for fishing.

Looks like salted fish jerkey:)

In a way you are right. Seasoned fish Jerky. But it is not dried out. The fresh is smoked and cooked.

Caught limit on trout, and Salmon. One of the trout measured out to 22 inches.

I do alot of surf fishing. I get to sea sick when out on a boat. Or I fish off the pier. Or the inlet bridge. My favorite fish to catch is sheepshead. So good! I catch alot of blues right now. Blah but fun to fight.

When I lived in Southern California, I enjoyed surf fishing. Caught some very nice fish that way. Also liked to fish off the pier at Santa Monica. I caught a nice barracuda just off that pier.

I been trying for 4 years to catch a cobia off the pier. No luck yet

I have been told that is why they call it fishing. I like pier and surf fishing more than off a boat. Got a Sea Bass once, it was huge, had to let it go they were protected.

My grandson who is 3, loves to go fishing. He is pretty awesome. But than again i might be bias.

I like to go after a storm here, cause it's the best time to surf fish.


Looking forward to the rockfish showing up! My fav in winter!@