August 12, 2014
A day of Kokanee fishing out on Lake Koocanusa ...
we invited our neighbour Mike ...
to go fishing with us ...
He was amazed how easy the fishing was ...
that within a few hours we all had our limit ...
We then spent some time cruising on the lake ...
before heading home ...
We decided to fillet and smoke this batch ...
this was my first time ...
taking the knife in hand ... helping out with filleting the fish ...
there is quite a knack to it ...
Didn't take me long to get the feel of it ...
Putting the fillet into a brine then placed in the refrigerator overnight ...
The next morning ... letting the fish dry on the racks ...
before placing them into the smoker ...
using Apple and Hickory chips for flavour ...
This batch took about 5 hours to smoke ...
Packaging them when they were cooled ...
into small portions sealing them in vacuum bags ...
and popping some of them into the freezer ...
but leaving out enough to munch on and share with others ...
Will definitely make a few more batches ... they were really tasty ...
Guess that means we have to go fishing again ...
Darn It Anyway ... !!!!
You could always open a business then you could go fishing every day , M.
ReplyDeleteI loved the ones you shared with me as did Ev and Richard..what a great way to spend the day, fishing, and then enjoying your cTch in so many different ways! Xoxo
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