I’ve eaten my weight in calumet fisheries fried shrimp & smoked whitefish. Been going there since I was a wee lad and it’s just as good today as it was back then
Bro, this is awesome! Takes me back to my childhood in the North. If you really want the best smoked fish experience, try whitefish! Fresh water whitefish is absolutely out of this world.
This how I got in to smoking 45 years ago is with fish, I would smoke Tulip which is also known as whitefish and bullheads what a great childhood I lived. Great video well done nothing wrong with some river catfish.
Man, this was a fun watch! I realized I had a big smile on my face the entire time y'all were fishing. Made me happy for you, and also wish I was in the boat catching cats with y'all! Really glad you tackled tbis- it's such an underdone thing(here in the south anyway), but so delicious!
Dude the length and content of this video was excellent! Showing the trip to both Chicago and Arkansas really tied the story together instead of just mentioning where you got the fish while cooking. Was that a fried catfish tail you crunched on in AR?
Smoked a side of sockeye while I was off for two weeks... Was good but nothing like the lox wings my dad works bring home and grill. Was thinking a larger fish next time maybe and that salmon steak just convinced me. Looks amazing!
Loved following you around in this video! Nice to let us out of the backyard once in a while 😂 also loved the royalty free mad scientist bbq b-roll music haha classic!
Best smoked salmon. Use a bone remove filled. Brine in kosher salt and brown sugar brine. Pat it dry with paper towel a bit of brown sugar on top then smoke at 160 ish for 4 hrs with 3 pans of wood chips omg my mouth is watering
Thanks for this. My father-in-law just gave us some salmon that he caught in Alaska. He asked me to smoke them and I’m going with your directions here. Can’t wait 🐟
Every year, my dad went to the Calumet fishery for smoked chubbs and shrimp for Christmas Eve dinner. Been there a few times myself but I'd say I've been eating their fish for over 30 years and my dad still goes there to this day. BTW, you say Calumet very funny. :)
Hmmmm? Smoked ham? Smoked hard-boiled eggs? Bacon? Sausage? Sounds good. Now I want breakfast and it’s 4 o’clock pm. Maybe some flapjacks on the press too? Damn.
You need to book some time in Alaska, lived there for three years and still miss it! Suggest time in Homer as well as Seward, Resurrection Bay is da bomb. Deep sea fishing in the morning, fresh water in the afternoon.
Fell in love with smoked tuna dip on a trip to Florida and have made it a couple of times since. Very addictive. Always looked at salmon steaks with a leery eye. Now I know what to do with them. Thanks for the vid, Brad!
Didn’t realize you were in Austin..me too! And I do need a bigger smoker. I started bbqing in January this year on an old country pit (wrangler) offset. I’ve been able to make great stuff based on what I’ve learned from your channel and Jeremy Yoder’s. I have more ppl asking me for it, so I need more space lmao
Go to Colorado bend state park in Bend Texas when the white bass are spawning from lake Buchanan. You won't be sorry! My grandparents used to own it and ran a fishing camp for years! I promise you won't be sorry!
Great Video Chud! Calumet Is awesome! I am from the Chicago area and have visited it many times! You have inspired me to do a catch and cook! Maybe a the king of the river a "Flathead Catfish"! Try adding capers to your smoked fish dip! New Camera Coming in a week too! Time to get started! I wonder if I can smoke crappie???
I think you will find that Blue Catfish are a whiter cleaner fish and less fishy tasting the most other varieties of Catfish especially the smaller blues.
i go fishing all the time DFW area all the way to Galveston and offshore. got a boat you should come out some time i can put you on some fish . also love everthing outdoors even some hunting and camping. enough rant hit me up some time ill get you out on the water also love the channel im a huge BBQ enthusiast keep it up
Awesome video! Love your content. Question: I'm a smoking beginner, and I've been learning a lot about dirty vs clean smoke. It seems like fire some things (this fish, sausage, etc...) that the dirty smoke is what you want. Why is that? Could you do s video sometime explaining why dirty smoke might work better for some things?
This looks like the simplest video to do at home that's on this channel, nice. Also, is it recommended to let smoked fish cool in a fridge like you did, or did you do that to just replicate the restaurant you went to? I'm curious because I'm hoping to try this and eat as soon as the fish comes off the smoker when the juices are still kinda flowy.
A lot of these cooking channels I like there are great, but less talk get to the food and cooking . I actually prefer the channels that don't talk at all and just cook.
