Smoked Whitefish

[SmokinTim]

Got a couple whitefish last night.

I usually dress them whole and scale them, then into a brown sugar and salt dry rub for a couple days to cure in the refrigerator. Second day I usually add some steak sauce and cayenne powder to the wet brine for a little sweet heat finish.

Day 3 smoke them slowly with a small amount of alder at the front end of the smoke. Since there will be a bit of room on the smoker I'll pull out some salmon fillets to join in on the fun.

Any other ideas to make this better?

[Richtee]

Any other ideas to make this better?

Ummm send some to me?

[Crewdawg52]

Sounds like "Lots - O - Goodness" there.

Pics?

[Slanted88]

Man....that does sound good!

[erain]

sounds good man... whiteys are one a the best fish for smoking!!! going up north for final w/e of rifle season for deer. be able to get some of them, have the past couple years and they are great. have a brine i use, salt,brwn sug,garlic salt, few other things... is posted on here if interested.

cant wait to see results!!!

[MichChef]

I haven't had any smoked whiefish in years, since I quit deer hunting. Used to always pick some up in either Mackinaw City or St. Ignace depending on where we stopped for a pee break and get gas. Either before we crossed the Mackinaw Bridge or after. And if we didn't get eny there, we'd pick some up in Munising. Had to have some to go with the pickled eggs while playin cards and drinking beer at night, otherwise by the end of the week the camp didn't smell right.

Anyone ever smoke a bass? That's about the only fish of any size that I catch anymore.

[travcoman45]

Aaaahhhhh, Whitefish! Brings back memories, when I was just a little shaver, we wen't to a fishin camp way back in the sticks, 45 miles by boat ta the nearest outpost, great place.

That old fellers name was Henry, commercial fished an ran the camp. He smoked whitefish that was just fantastic!

Thanks fer the memory. One of my favorites!

[MichChef]

Another memory of smoked whitefish was from back before the Mackinaw Bridge was finished being built. We used to have to wait for hours for the car ferry to take us across to the Upper Peninsula and we'd spemd out time sitting in the car eating smoked whitefish, pickled bologna, cheese and crackers.

[SmokinTim]

Well it turned out great. Ended up dry brining the whole fish with a 4 to 1 brown sugar / salt mixture. Once the liquids are drawn out I add some steak sauce and hot sauce to the brine. Here's a money shot.

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The salmon turned out pretty sweet too.

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[Capt Dan]

I can almost taste it Brother Tim!

[Fishawn]

Pass me a cold one with a nice hunk of that ><///.>

[Zeeker]

Very nice Tim, look at you go. Kudos on the fish...

[curious aardvark]

Any other ideas to make this better?

vac pac it and ship it express delivery to my house !

great looking smoked fishies :-)