Smoked Wild Rainbow Trout

Yes, most of the fish we catch are released.
But we have to keep a few for the smoker. Or the frying pan or the campfire.

We use a 50/50 mix of salt and brown sugar for the brine and dried Sitka Alder (Alnus crispa) chips for the smoke. Wild smoked Rainbow Trout: the perfect beer snack. And don’t get me started on still-warm smoked trout with thinly sliced onions and crushed black pepper on toast.