Mackerel

[Business Time]

With the Mackerel showing up in Barkley Sound. I was wondering what they are like to eat.

Anyone have any good recipes? I was thinking of smoking some.

Thanks,

BT

[CIVANO]

Best use for them is crab bait.

[r.s craven]

Best use for them is crab bait.

yep, Too much oil in the flesh, they turn out soft and mushy.

[hambone]

I've heard they taste really good, but never had them myself.

Hali, crab or prawn bait. Or try them out in a large Jughead for springs??

[Sitkaspruce]

we used to smoke them back when they invaded the sound in the early 90's. no brine, just smoked over an open flame..they were palatable....

I hear they make great hali bait.

Cheers

SS

[getbent]

I always wanted to try and fish them ever since i cleaned a nice big spring with a 12 incher in his gut, poetic justice i said.

We use to camp at Toquart when the Macks were in and Bruce would run a little derby for the kids, one of the girls in our camp through some in the fire after boning them out, wrapped in tinfoil, we ate them with soy and wasabi, they were freaking great!!

If I remember correctly it was a pain on the ass for her to bone 'em though....

Actually My avatar is from Toquart and the little guy beside me won the mack derby...lol

getbent

[Business Time]

Thanks for the info guys. Seems to be mixed reviews on them so i'm going to try them.

My son was catching them from the dock at Poett Nook this past weekend and we kept some for bait. I will get some more this weekend and see how it goes. I read that they need to be bleed and iced right away or they go bad.

BT

[casper5280]

Best way to do them is on a cedar plank. Put it on a wet cedar plank, some spices and a little oil. Wrap in tin foil and then throw on the bar-b-que. remove from the grill and throw away the Mackerel and eat the plank.

[Degree of Freedom]

remove from the grill and throw away the Mackerel and eat the plank.

...ha ha!...

[Dennis.t]

Smoked Mackeral is great.I buy them and smoked eel from a Europeon Deli here in town. But i think they are a different type of mackeral(imported from europe) then the ones caught off our coast. White,oily meat,really nice flavor. When i was down in California on the many piers that alot of the beaches down there have,alot of people were fishing for them and keeping them to eat.When i used to fish Sooke every summer,we kept a few one time and threw them on the Bbq in tinfoil,they were okay,but did not taste like the smoked ones i buy.