Franko Manini
Well-Known Member
Forty,
Been taking my kids out to fish for pinks. We toss most of them back, but the boys like to keep a fish or two now and then. I try to limit retention to the injured fish. So now I have a number of pinks on hand and I don't know what the best way to deal with them is. They are great on the BBQ the same day they are caught, but in the past I haven't had much luck freezing them. I am vacuum packing them this year and hoping that will help.
But I am curious if anyone has a slam dunk approach to preserving pinks. Smoking? Canning? And for those of you that do smoke or can, do you freeze a bunch of fish first and do a big batch when you get some time, or do you just go for it after the fishing day is done?
I have experience with smoking coho and springs but I have never tried it with pinks. Any tricks or recipes?
I have never tried canning so if anyone has any tips or simple approaches to canning, I would be interested in that information.
Mostly, I'm looking to understand what folks do with this abundant little fish.
Thanks folks!
Franko
MILF (Man, I Love Fishing)
Been taking my kids out to fish for pinks. We toss most of them back, but the boys like to keep a fish or two now and then. I try to limit retention to the injured fish. So now I have a number of pinks on hand and I don't know what the best way to deal with them is. They are great on the BBQ the same day they are caught, but in the past I haven't had much luck freezing them. I am vacuum packing them this year and hoping that will help.
But I am curious if anyone has a slam dunk approach to preserving pinks. Smoking? Canning? And for those of you that do smoke or can, do you freeze a bunch of fish first and do a big batch when you get some time, or do you just go for it after the fishing day is done?
I have experience with smoking coho and springs but I have never tried it with pinks. Any tricks or recipes?
I have never tried canning so if anyone has any tips or simple approaches to canning, I would be interested in that information.
Mostly, I'm looking to understand what folks do with this abundant little fish.
Thanks folks!
Franko
MILF (Man, I Love Fishing)