Never had smoked shad. Mom used to cook it to death to soften the bones. I've learned to fillet the things and end up with long strips of meat. More fun to catch if you ask me.
Great vids watched them all. Very educational,entertaining,and great editing/filming. Many other fishing channels should look towards what a real fishing channel looks like, congrats you really have something going! Glad i found your channel.
I know it's an old video, but I still want to comment. You can put smoked shad twice through meat grinder and mix it with cream cheese and make smoked fish pate. Delicious
Thanks! I really like them, they have a flakey texture, but are firmer than herring. They'd be a dream fish if not for all the teeny bones. Oh well, free calcium!
Where did u get your baitfor your videos and in your icefishing episode did u buy the auger or can rent them at fish lake? By the way i am a huge fan and have watched all your videos at least 3 to 4 times
There is a filet technique that gets all the bones out, on YT but it is time consuming. There is also a technique of making a couple dozen little cuts on each side of the fish then pan frying or grilling slow and it lets the heat in and the bones disolve
Hey, what was the temperature that you used for your smoker? I was thinking of trying both this wet brine and also try a dry brine(5 cups brown sugar and 1 cup salt spread over the fish and sealed and refrigerated overnight) to compare tastes, I know that baking shad in the oven at 200 degrees for 4 hours dissolves the bone as does pressure cooking it. Thanks.
Hey there! I live in Issaquah, next to lake samamish, and was wondering if you wanted to give fishing here a shot!? During the spring/summer me and my friends head out to an island and fish at the mouth of a creek (not issaquah creek, f. y. i) and catch all sorts of lake fish, but one you could make a new target for would be pikeminnow. Pikeminnow here would be cool, because its not like the columbia river, and you could teach to anyone who cant get to the columbia. I am willing to meet up and fish/or give info on what i have learned!
that might work! I was pondering doing a pikeminnow episode in May or June (I would have done it at the Columbia after catching some shad). But Lake Sammamish would be great seeing as it's beautiful. Let me know when you start getting out there! I'll try to get up there and we can meet up!
I love your videos man! If your ever up by the Skagit shoot me an email, You need to join the snoopy rod classic derby for pink salmon. Its just between a few friends but what a blast. Would make a funny video.
Smoked Shad is superb!
Never had smoked shad. Mom used to cook it to death to soften the bones. I've learned to fillet the things and end up with long strips of meat. More fun to catch if you ask me.
Looked like you were having a hard time choking it down to me.
Great vids watched them all. Very educational,entertaining,and great editing/filming. Many other fishing channels should look towards what a real fishing channel looks like, congrats you really have something going! Glad i found your channel.
wow, thanks so much Juan-- that's about the best compliment I've ever received! Really you enjoy the videos I put up! Have a great 2014!
I know it's an old video, but I still want to comment. You can put smoked shad twice through meat grinder and mix it with cream cheese and make smoked fish pate. Delicious
Well I appreciate the comment! Thank you! I'll have to remember to try that.
Awesome video, Blake! Shad is not something I've fished for before. It's good to know they're tasty when smoked - I think I'll have to go find some!
Thanks! I really like them, they have a flakey texture, but are firmer than herring. They'd be a dream fish if not for all the teeny bones. Oh well, free calcium!
Way to go Blake.
Fantastic!
Where did u get your baitfor your videos and in your icefishing episode did u buy the auger or can rent them at fish lake? By the way i am a huge fan and have watched all your videos at least 3 to 4 times
There is a filet technique that gets all the bones out, on YT but it is time consuming. There is also a technique of making a couple dozen little cuts on each side of the fish then pan frying or grilling slow and it lets the heat in and the bones disolve
nice vid! I haven't got a chance to get to the Columbia in a while but next time I do I'll try to catch some shad
right on! It was my first time and I had a blast... I might spend a couple of nights down there next year-- those shad were good eating and fighting!
138 degrees is perfect.
Thanks Luke!
So now that you r not doing any fishing videos you should do a rod arsenal video with all your rods and some of your tackle.
Hey, what was the temperature that you used for your smoker? I was thinking of trying both this wet brine and also try a dry brine(5 cups brown sugar and 1 cup salt spread over the fish and sealed and refrigerated overnight) to compare tastes, I know that baking shad in the oven at 200 degrees for 4 hours dissolves the bone as does pressure cooking it. Thanks.
One best work out use buffalo fish or tilapia fish carpfish work well thank you tip
Thank you for the tip in return Paul! 🙏
warm to hot water helps better dissolve the salt/ sugar
thanks for the tip, Matt!
Hey there! I live in Issaquah, next to lake samamish, and was wondering if you wanted to give fishing here a shot!? During the spring/summer me and my friends head out to an island and fish at the mouth of a creek (not issaquah creek, f. y. i) and catch all sorts of lake fish, but one you could make a new target for would be pikeminnow. Pikeminnow here would be cool, because its not like the columbia river, and you could teach to anyone who cant get to the columbia. I am willing to meet up and fish/or give info on what i have learned!
that might work! I was pondering doing a pikeminnow episode in May or June (I would have done it at the Columbia after catching some shad). But Lake Sammamish would be great seeing as it's beautiful. Let me know when you start getting out there! I'll try to get up there and we can meet up!
Great! Ill try head out sometime and find the prime time for fishing.
waaaaaaaw fish
I love your videos man! If your ever up by the Skagit shoot me an email, You need to join the snoopy rod classic derby for pink salmon. Its just between a few friends but what a blast. Would make a funny video.
every try it with gizzard shad? that is all we have here in MN and I have wanted to try it with the larger ones that I don't use for bait
+Minnesota Outdoors I've been contemplating doing gizzard shad, because that's all I have in my lake.
Oh yeah looks good ! ! !
thanks Dan! I was surprised how good the flavor was!
there is a way to remove all the bones and fry the fillets
How would this brine work with trout?
You know, I've never tried it with trout. I just brined a couple of chum salmon with it though, and it came out really good!
Washington Fish Quest Thanks!
Temp when smoking?
the best temperature for smoking is 135 degrees farenheit and flash to 150 for the last half hour