What do you do with your extra fish?

[TheHunt]

If it is legal (Hatchery) fish and it is a good fish I bleed it and put it on my stringer. 

I have been given away lots of steelhead lately and I handed a lot to a buddy to smoke it.  I took 30% home he took the rest.  I can always find someone to take a fish or two. 

So what do you do with your extra fish? 

[uplandhunter870]

no such thing as "extra" fish with me if i catch them im going to eat them in some manner, either smoke, bbq quickly after catch or they go in the freezer for eating later in the year.

[Goldeneye]

Canned Steelhead is awesome.  It's easy to do to.  You'll never buy tuna again.  I like it either straight for sandwiches or put some jalapeno slices in there for spicy steelhead.  That goes good on a cracker with cream cheese.

[Cap.Silver]

I give about half to friends,neighbors,family,clients ...........there is nothing better than sharing your catch with people you like. I smoke all pinks and make salmon spread for work lunches ,almost 100% of kings,steelheads ,rock fish and tuna gets frozen and consumed throughout the year .......

[lokidog]

no such thing as "extra" fish with me if i catch them im going to eat them in some manner, either smoke, bbq quickly after catch or they go in the freezer for eating later in the year.

 

If it is legal (Hatchery) fish and it is a good fish I bleed it and put it on my stringer. 

I have been given away lots of steelhead lately and I handed a lot to a buddy to smoke it.  I took 30% home he took the rest.  I can always find someone to take a fish or two. 

So what do you do with your extra fish? 

Can I be one of your friendly charity cases?       The only steelhead I ever caught, I had to let go.   

[TheHunt]

It is just my wife and I now since the kids moved out.  Son is at WSU, Daughter is at North Seattle.

I had no room in our freezer so I started rotating the fish,  then went to giving them away.  I can only eat so much fish.  I like the idea of canning it.

[Button Nubbs]

Smoke it when the freezer piles up, give most of it away and I release more than I keep

[TheHunt]

no such thing as "extra" fish with me if i catch them im going to eat them in some manner, either smoke, bbq quickly after catch or they go in the freezer for eating later in the year.

 

If it is legal (Hatchery) fish and it is a good fish I bleed it and put it on my stringer. 

I have been given away lots of steelhead lately and I handed a lot to a buddy to smoke it.  I took 30% home he took the rest.  I can always find someone to take a fish or two. 

So what do you do with your extra fish? 

Can I be one of your friendly charity cases?       The only steelhead I ever caught, I had to let go.   

I am not driving to your location...  BUT, you are in the wheel house of steelhead.

[Bone_Collector]

Hunt it sounds like you need a bigger freezer to me!!!!!!!  I like to bleed my fish and than filet them out vac seal them all and once the freezers are full have the old man smoke them up! Nothing beats smoked fish!

B_C

[luteai]

we tend to shoot big carp, fabulous explosions with a 300 savage. coyotes need to eat too.

[duckmen1]

I let my extras go to continue a population and let others have enjoyment catching a few. Do give a few to family and friends but don't keep just to keep.
We can only eat so much with all the other game that comes in.

[huntnnw]

I let my steelhead go or I keep them if somebody wants them..I will not eat steelhead that has swam 500 miles and been in the river for 5 months ..the other white meat ronde steelhead

[Becky]

Smoke em! ... We've actually kept some darkies that had surprisingly red meat and smoked up amazingly 

[PolarBear]

Release them.  I only keep what I need and a few to give away.  No need to fill the freezer with fish that I won't use.

[Fishaholic]

i gereraly put the fish back into the water. hahaha what i do keep i take some of it and give the rest to my family. peanut butter cookies is a favorite of mine so i like to trade cookies for fish to people haha. I have gained about 10 pounds because of this haha.