Pinks are in..

[wildweeds]

I'm a fish snob admitted,the best smoked fish is steelhead or Reds,kings IMOsuck for smoking,they are for the bar B,silvers are good all arounders and humpys and dogs from the salt......................... you guys are really missing the boat and crazy for not pickleing them.River caught  salmon anything is for under your corn plants in the garden.

Reds and blackmouth make pretty tasty Gravlax

[ribka]

I have had pretty good luck smoking various fish over the years but the pinks I smoke are usually mushy.  Even with the immediate bleeding, bright fish, right onto ice after catching, the smoked fish is still mushy.  I must be doing something wrong.  Maybe more salt in the brine to reduce the moisture level in the fish.  Or maybe I just need to smoke longer and dry them out more? 

Are you guys that smoke pinks and having good luck doing a brine solution or a dry brine where you just put dry salt/sugar onto the fish?

I use dry brine for pinks. They smokeband  taste fine is fresh and bled out. In Europe and Asia carp is a delicacy

I can bright chumsvand pinks too and they eat ok.

[Smossy]

I'm a fish snob admitted,the best smoked fish is steelhead or Reds,kings IMOsuck for smoking,they are for the bar B,silvers are good all arounders and humpys and dogs from the salt......................... you guys are really missing the boat and crazy for not pickleing them.River caught  salmon anything is for under your corn plants in the garden.

Reds and blackmouth make pretty tasty Gravlax

Suit yourself. More for me and my family. The more people I could keep off the rivers the better.

[bowtech721]

I love how this thread appears every pink year on every fishing forum in the northwest ha. I fish year around for salmon and steelhead but am far from a fish snob. Most pinks in my boat this summer will be bonked. To each his own 

[h20hunter]

I would much rather smoke humpies than silvers or kings.....I'll eat them all fresh and bright on the grill but find humpies being a bit more oily smoke up very nice when taken care of. Bonk and bleed, ice them down, good to go. I'll be keeping all that I catch legally.

[TheHunt]

ANY day of fishing or hunting is better then a day at work... 

[Becky]

ANY day of fishing or hunting is better then a day at work...

  -sitting at work...

[TheHunt]

 

[nocklehead]

I would much rather smoke humpies than silvers or kings.....I'll eat them all fresh and bright on the grill but find humpies being a bit more oily smoke up very nice when taken care of. Bonk and bleed, ice them down, good to go. I'll be keeping all that I catch legally.

      I usually dry brine them, wash and dry, and dip them in a mix of honey, orange juice, and hot sauce and spices....then smoke long and low and the natural oils keep them good to go....never had any complaints.... but getting them clean and cold as fast as possible is key.

  then I like to mix that with cream cheese for cracker dip 

[Smossy]

I would much rather smoke humpies than silvers or kings.....I'll eat them all fresh and bright on the grill but find humpies being a bit more oily smoke up very nice when taken care of. Bonk and bleed, ice them down, good to go. I'll be keeping all that I catch legally.

      I usually dry brine them, wash and dry, and dip them in a mix of honey, orange juice, and hot sauce and spices....then smoke long and low and the natural oils keep them good to go....never had any complaints.... but getting them clean and cold as fast as possible is key.

  then I like to mix that with cream cheese for cracker dip 

Mmmm that all sounds soo delicious. I want to try the cream cheese thing.

[nocklehead]

I would much rather smoke humpies than silvers or kings.....I'll eat them all fresh and bright on the grill but find humpies being a bit more oily smoke up very nice when taken care of. Bonk and bleed, ice them down, good to go. I'll be keeping all that I catch legally.

      I usually dry brine them, wash and dry, and dip them in a mix of honey, orange juice, and hot sauce and spices....then smoke long and low and the natural oils keep them good to go....never had any complaints.... but getting them clean and cold as fast as possible is key.

  then I like to mix that with cream cheese for cracker dip 

Mmmm that all sounds soo delicious. I want to try the cream cheese thing.

Flake it all with clean hands first to make sure no bones are in it before mixing it with whipped cream cheese. You can also mix in chopped chives, then freeze, people will be impressed when you bring it out around Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

**for extra credit, try making log shapes with the finished dip, then roll the log in a mix of chopped herbs, spices, nuts, whatever, imitating the fancy dip logs you see at the store that cost 10 bucks or more for 4 ounces or so......

[h20hunter]

Humpie Dip:

Catch, bonk, bleed, and ice down poor little humpie.

Once home smoke or grill or simply boil meat, cool, remove bones and crumble meat.

In a bowl mix mayo, relish, chives, a little onion, dijon spicy mustard. Mix then add meat, mix some more.

Put in fridge while going for a quick run to buy some crackers.

Get home, grab crackers, cooler, fishing gear, and now chilled humpy dip.

Fish for more humpies while eating crackers with large amounts of dip per cracker.

[Smossy]

Humpie Dip:

Catch, bonk, bleed, and ice down poor little humpie.

Once home smoke or grill or simply boil meat, cool, remove bones and crumble meat.

In a bowl mix mayo, relish, chives, a little onion, dijon spicy mustard. Mix then add meat, mix some more.

Put in fridge while going for a quick run to buy some crackers.

Get home, grab crackers, cooler, fishing gear, and now chilled humpy dip.

Fish for more humpies while eating crackers with large amounts of dip per cracker.

lol I like that idea.

[h20hunter]

Some good stuff.......easy to eat on the run while chasing fish up and down the bank. Transportable, simple....what more do you want.

[Goldeneye]

Sounds like you might want to bring some of that dip and crackers into your hunting blind in September.  Kokanee will substitute for pinks in that recipe.  It'll give you a way to occupy your time while your sitting in the same spot hour after hour.