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Smoked Trout

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cast away
cast away Posts: 3
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Had really delicious results from smoking some haddock for an hour over hickory chips and am going to be fishing for trout in a couple days. Any one have suggestions to offer for best results?
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  • Clay Q
    Clay Q Posts: 4,486
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    Leave head on, clean and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper all over. Stuff belly cavity with sliced lemons and a little fresh or dried dill, fresh is best. Hot smoke indirect around 250-275 degrees until internal temp of the fish reads 145-150 in the thickest part and your ready to serve.
    Enjoy.
    Tip, smaller trout has the best flavor, larger trout(8 lbs.+) you can cure and smoke with excellent results.
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  • toquina
    toquina Posts: 94
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    I have done some whole trout. I used a salt water and old bay seasoning as a brine for about an hour or so. They turned out quite tasty. I have been looking for my recipe to give but I am having trouble locating it.

    If I remeber correctly it was like this

    1Cup cold water
    1/4 kosher salt
    1 tbsp old bay

    I am still going to look and I will let you know if there are any changes
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  • cast away
    cast away Posts: 3
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    Thanks for the insights....but NO trout to smoke yet :(
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    Any one have suggestions to offer for best results?

    Well, around here if a fly or lure won't work, we reach for a worm. Heheheeee.

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    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • cast away
    cast away Posts: 3
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    NICE RAINBOW!....I'm jealous....I'll use whatever is legal to catch and look forward to going today....
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    Thanks. I bet the best advice I can share from a lifetime of trout fishing, and this is especially true if you plan to cure and smoke them, is to field dress them immediately after landing them and get them in a cooler on ice. Trout are not really a stinger fish.

    Good luck today!!
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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