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smoking goldeye

Discussion in 'Share Your Fish Cooking Recipes.' started by Thane, Oct 31, 2021.

  1. Thane

    Thane Well-Known Member

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    As a bonus to great walleye fishing on the Red we caught a wack of goldeye. I kept a half dozen goldeye for smoking. For the experts who've smoked goldeye do you do them with or without the scales? I have a good recipe for smoked fish but wasn't sure if it was best to scale them of soak them as is.
     
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    I have always gutted and scaled mine, also if you don’t freeze them for a minimum of a month before smoking they turn out mushy, we always did several months in the freezer.
     
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