04-03-2010, 09:29 PM
They are better than smoked bows but not as good as kokanee. They are worth the time and once you have them you will target them. When I lived in North ID it was a big deal when they started spawning. There were holes on the St. Joe that you'd think it was people steelheading there would be so many fishing. Nothing special, brine for a few hours, drain and smoke whole. But everyone has a different idea what makes a good smoked fish so just experiment until you find what you like. One of these days all start a thread of smoked fish. I have a few brines I use but have switch to a dry rub but haven't tried that on whitefish yet.
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