So my friend calls me and says HEY i will be at your house in about 2 hrs with a few pounds of salmon.
A FEW POUNDS :D Ok how do ya want it. He says NO its yours AAAAAAHHHHHH
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Guess i'm going to do Dbrowns brine again.
nepas
Real nice score there Rick....I would like to try some salmon soon, I'm going to have to shop around.
SIA
We're gonna start calling you freepas!
Nice score Rick, and to think I went out yesterday fishing on a local river
I landed 5 chum Salmon all that I let go because they were a little colored up for
my liking. I will try and get some pictures next time I go out ;D which will be next
Monday, or as I call it Fishingday.
:-X :-X :-X
Hey RossP, I was doing a lttle fishing with my buddy from work on monday too. Out of 20 landed we only kept 3 for the smoker. They were a little colored but still in pretty good shape. At first I wasn't to sure till I cleaned one and they were fine but I was very fussy. We were hoping for some Coho's but no luck.
This is my buddy into one of many
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This is me
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This is the Stave river dam that forms Stave(stump) lake.
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And this is the gong show down river from where we were. These guys were elbow to elbow. And taking each others spots when one guy would land a fish another guy would try to take his spot. Then they would shout and argue. This was not my idea of fishing.
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Hey Quarlow, I saw the gong show and went down stream from it. The water was not as nice but less congested. Next Monday I am going to the Vedder. Another gong show but if you are wiling to walk a little you can get to soe nice spots without too many beaks.
Quote from: FLBentRider on October 13, 2009, 05:48:30 PM
We're gonna start calling you freepas!
Nothing I can add.
HR
10.5,
I can see you have sewn your lips together out of the respect you have for NePaS so allow me, NePaS YOU SO SUCK FOR THE THIRD TIME!!!!! :D :D :D MORE free stuff?
Great score Rick. Looks like you're gonna have plenty of salmon for a couple of days anyhow. Knowing you though your neighbors are going to be enjoying some smoked salmon as well.
Nice going buddy!
KyNola
Quote from: KyNola on October 14, 2009, 06:56:20 AM
10.5,
I can see you have sewn your lips together out of the respect you have for NePaS so allow me, NePaS YOU SO SUCK FOR THE THIRD TIME!!!!! :D :D :D MORE free stuff?
Great score Rick. Looks like you're gonna have plenty of salmon for a couple of days anyhow. Knowing you though your neighbors are going to be enjoying some smoked salmon as well.
Nice going buddy!
KyNola
Gosh thanks Larry :D :D Yeah i will be having all 3 going, Big smoker, Bradley and Lil'Tex doing the salmon.
HAHA I hope 10.5 pulls my name, That would be a HOOT ;D
nepas ERRRR AHHH THAT WOULD BE FREEPAS
Nice score you got dropped in your lap, again. :D
Q that last picture dont look like much fun to me.
Hey RossP, I didn't know you were local, Yeah it was not to bad where we were, But my buddy had to tune up this young fella that kept jumping him. Well OU like I said "this is not my idea of fishing". I long for the days on the cattle ranch in the boonies, southwest of Prince George. We were 50 miles out and the game walked threw our yard and a pretty darn good trout stream flow on the other side of the field outback. All alone on the stream just me my dog and a fly rod. Now that my friends is fishing, of course I don't have to tell you folks that. One time I said to the wife I was going to get a moose and that I would be back in ten minutes. So I grabbed my gun went out the door walked around the corner of the house and shot a moose. Of course I had seen it walk past and she didn't but that's besides the point.
Oh did I mention that I like to spin tall tails too. LOL
Hey Quarlow we should get together for some fishing or a brew one day. ;D
Great bunch of salmon there Freepas! :D
You make such good use of what is given to you, I believe that's why more keeps coming your way.
Love the fishing pics Quarlow!
Carolyn
Here is some of the salmon drying. The brine was so dang cold i could hardly take the salmon out of it. My fridge in the garage gets real cold.
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I have 3 more large bowls full i need to do yet.
Yeah Carolyn i guess all the times i feed everyone it pays off ;D
I am trying to rig up some coconuts to a couple of palm trees for my brother in laws B-Day on sat. (coconut in background of pic)
freepas :D
So There ;D
Ya would think with all the smoking i do i would have stock in Bradley pucks...............But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
No Maple, no apple, no cherry, no alder. Just Hickory, oak and messy wood ;D
SO
I have to improvise again with Alder pellets.
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Got 3 racks in the bighouse too ;D
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Alder pellets
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I have 4 more large bowls with salmon to do tomorrow.
nepas
Hey Rick,
I think you should give salmon jerky a try.
KyNola
Ok maybe i just need more practice with fish. I mean it looks darker than others i have seen, it taste good, my neighbor loves it. And whats the best way to store this in the fridge if i dont vac seal it? I did this kummoks way, maybe i need to turn the heat down to 165* to finish instead of the 175*
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nepas
Send a few pieces to me so that I can give it a taste test! Looks great there Nepas. ;D
Hey RossP, that sounds like an idea. Although I am not much of a fisherman. I was just at a tackle store on my way home to pick up the hunting and fishing regs. It turns out where I work has some of the best fishing around, except you can only keep hatchery coho's. Aside from the trout and dollys that is.
Rick,
That salmon looks great. Ain't nothing wrong with it. If you're not going to vac seal but rather hold it in the frig for snacking, I let it cool on the racks and then just toss it in an air tight container for easy 24 hour snacking access. If you let it cool first it won't have a tendency to condensate inside the container.
Looks great. I can taste it from here.
KyNola
Quote from: KyNola on October 15, 2009, 06:34:47 PM
Rick,
That salmon looks great. Ain't nothing wrong with it. If you're not going to vac seal but rather hold it in the frig for snacking, I let it cool on the racks and then just toss it in an air tight container for easy 24 hour snacking access. If you let it cool first it won't have a tendency to condensate inside the container.
Looks great. I can taste it from here.
KyNola
I fully agree. Salmon usually does not last long enough in my house to vacuum seal it.
HR
Got a full Bradley os salmon going again. More to follow.
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nepas
Mmmm looks good. If it was not raining sooooo hard up here on
the Wet Coast of British Columbia I would be tempted to get
some more Salmon smoking. Keep them pictures coming Nepas,
we all need something to keep us going at work, and your pictures
inspire alot of us.
Ross
Thanks Ross
The temp outside is 43* so its taking longer to smoke the salmon, But its getting there.
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nepas
Well here is some more salmon. I gotta tell ya this has been a learning experiance for me.
This is some of the Bradley salmon.
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Here is the Lil'Tex salmon
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I kept the temps to 170-175*. It looks burnt but i think its the brown sugar/teriyaki that got dark around the edges. The salmon taste good.
What will i do next time? Dont slice it so thin or just stick with critters that walk or slither :D
nepas
Damn Nepas I would slap down some cash for that. It looks great. If I wasn't already eating some of mine I would go get some right away. Nothing to be droopin' the head on that job buddy.
Thanks Quarlow. I still have 4 make that 6 racks going. Its cold out so i had to bump the heat up.
nepas
Looks real good to me also Nepas. If it taste half as good as it looks you have another winner on your hands.
Ross
Your getting better at this FREEPAS! Looks good
Man, that looks great Rick. I love the looks of those whole fillets. If you don't like it I will make the ultimate sacrifice and take it off your hands. ;)
KyNola
Thanks everyone.
We been in MD all day for my brother in laws birthday. No more fish for awhile :D
nepas
looks great! this will be my next smoking venture. what recipe did you use?
Try Kummoks on the receipe site.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=105 (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=105)
looks great Nepas ;D I think your getting the hang of the fish thing yet another masterpiece, glad you like the recipe.
HCAO he used my brine recipe, not sure how to link this but if you look under fish and find dbrown1s smoked salmon post the recipe is there.