A friend just dropped off a 3.5ft salmon for me!!

[MrRaven]

I teach an English as a Second Language class and we always have an annual BBQ at my house. Well there is a guy in the class who loved fly fishing. He is from China. I heard that I got a smoker this summer so he is excited to try some of my smoked fish.

Well, he called tonight. He asked if I bought the salmon, and I said no. He said he would be right over. He had just caught a 3.5 ft salmon and dropped it off at the house! I was so pumped.

I have never filetted a salmon before. I hacked it up a bunch, but it should still taste great! Below are some pics and now I am going to make the brine for it to swim in tonight!!!

[devo]

Nothing like free salmon even if you have to clean it. Just make sure you take out all them little pin bones.  :)

[beefmann]

good looking salmon let us know how it turns out

[Kummok]

Ouch! That is NOT a serrated steak knife you're using on that fine salmon, MrRaven?!?!   :'(  PuhLeeze tell me that it's just a fuzzy picture....if not, PM me with a mailing address where I can send a gen-you-wine filleting knife if you will be filleting anymore salmon.... ;)

[MrRaven]

Oh no - it was seen. I need to go and hide my head in shame. Of course Kummok would notice. I don't  have a fish filet knife and my butcher knives wouldn't work well so I went back and forth between this and another knife. Just please don't ban me from this forum for this kind of butchering!!  ;)

[Keymaster]

Look forward to seeing the end results :)

[MrRaven]

OH My did Kummok's recipe make that salmon amazing. a day in the brine - about 7 hours of total smoke at increasing temps with apple wood. woohoo! everyone loved it! Pics to come

[Tenpoint5]

You will probably be getting more salmon to smoke now!! Good Job.

You might want to take Kummok up on his offer, he may even give you a call and proper instructions on how to fillet a salmon! He be good people so I am pretty sure he would do that. Like that you fillet from the dorsal fin and not from the belly.

[Kummok]

[Chuckling]  Glad you have a good sense of humor Mr Raven...  ;) ;D   The important thing is that you arrived at the DELICIOUS destination!!

[OU812]

Can hardly wait for the money shot.

[Keymaster]

Can hardly wait for the money shot.

Summers not over, Teachers start september 6th ;D Sorry I'm School Maintenance and work all year :) I'll stand in the corner now ;)