What do you do with your extra fish?

[Houndhunter]

I keep  everything now, living on my own I can always use them now. Used to release alot of hatchery fish but not anymore

[Button Nubbs]

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

Lmao. I thought all eastsiders ate them nasty boots. guess I was wrong.

[Dhoey07]

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

Lmao. I thought all eastsiders ate them nasty boots. guess I was wrong.

Not when they feel like a slug when you pick them up 

[Kc_Kracker]

what is extra? if by chance we have this so called "extra" fish, it usually goes back to the freezer for crab bait 

[Becky]

I keep  everything now, living on my own I can always use them now. Used to release alot of hatchery fish but not anymore

... I still release wild, rarely anything else unless it's started it's zombie-phase. I'm not a fish snob yet maybe when I'm a whole lot better haha.

[Ripper]

I use fish as a thank you for people who let me have access to their property to hunt or fish. They are always grateful and it improves my chances for next year.

[singleshot12]

I still fish for food not sport. I only keep enough fish that I know will be enough to feed the family for the winter and then I stop fishing. So extra fish is not an issue.

[Thefisherman83]

All my "extras" get smoked.  Funny how many new friends you have when the smoker is running.

[Becky]

All my "extras" get smoked.  Funny how many new friends you have when the smoker is running.

Hahah they start coming out of the woods with their noses in the air *sniff sniff* "what's that delicious smell...??" ... yea smoked fish definitely don't last long enough!

[doyourtime89]

I really like salmon fishing but don't like eating salmon unless its smoked and I am not good at smoking them.  So I do give a lot of salmon away to friends and family that don't fish but love to eat fish.  I love to eat any kind of cod, halibut, perch and crappie.  Matter a fact I am taking about 30 to 40 pounds of silver fillets to my butcher today after work to have them smoked for me.  Love that smoked salmon. 

[Kc_Kracker]

Funny how many new friends you have when the smoker is running.

isnt it, all the sudden people who never say hi to you, start in with
"you should give me some of that"
so i reply with "who are you?"
 

[Kc_Kracker]

I really like salmon fishing but don't like eating salmon unless its smoked and I am not good at smoking them.  So I do give a lot of salmon away to friends and family that don't fish but love to eat fish.  I love to eat any kind of cod, halibut, perch and crappie.  Matter a fact I am taking about 30 to 40 pounds of silver fillets to my butcher today after work to have them smoked for me.  Love that smoked salmon.

you just need to have one of us show you, very easy. make your brine, soak the fish, toss em on the smoker, done 

[Fishaholic]

All my "extras" get smoked.  Funny how many new friends you have when the smoker is running.

   

that is a wee bit funny huh? when i moved to were i do now i didnt know anyone and i was smoking some jerkey and i meet all of them pretty fast once word spread around that i  made jerkey.

[huntergreg]

I end up giving my extra fish away to all my neighbors. Its funny sometimes because they all come running  out to see what I got every time I get home from fishing. They cant wait to get the fish.    

[WSU]

I am one of those who thinks you should kill every hatchery fish you can get your hands on.  So, I end up giving away a lot.  It isn't hard to give away fresh fish.  I also smoke some, but need to start canning.