Ever since we started talking about baked halibut, we’ve been inundated with requests for the recipe, cooking tips, better details and well, you name it! So, ok…. Here goes! First, a little background to the origination of this recipe: Way back in the ’80’s when I worked for the University of Washington Fisheries Research Institute […]
By Mark Yuasa It appears the coastal razor clam “shellabration” could get a jump start in the not too distant future, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) just completed summer assessments noting populations have soared to historical proportions. “It’s going to be a spectacular year of digging and the razor clam population […]
By Julie Cyr Make This Now: Duck Banh Mi Sliders By Julie Cyr Banh Mi is, of course, a Vietnamese hybrid sandwich. These field to table sliders are great for lunch or a casual dinner. Slaw: 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks 1 (4 inch) piece daikon radish, cut into matchsticks 1 tablespoon cane sugar […]
By Mark Yuasa The Puget Sound Dungeness crab fisheries have been riding on a high note the past few years, and while nothing should skip a beat this summer there could be a dip in success in portions of Puget Sound mainly south of Seattle. “In general summer crabbing should be good when it opens, but […]
Smoking salmon can be as easy or difficult as you make it. By using the highest quality salmon, however, you can produce a very high quality smoked fish product using even the most basic recipe and ingredients. Don’t be fooled into thinking the spawned out old boot that you just caught on the river is “good […]
Yesterday I picked up our oldest daughter Ava from school with the Can Am Outlander 6 x 6 in tow and fully loaded with all the fixin’s for an quick afternoon adventure into the woods of the Kitsap Peninsula. The mission at hand was to teach her five things about the outdoors – pine cones, […]
Today I had the pleasure of taking northwest outdoor writer Jason Brooks and his son Ryan steelhead fishing on a local river. It’s February here in Washington and we are in the middle of the wettest winter in history. Today it would clear up just long enough for us to think it was a good […]
I’ve been smoking (and eating) salmon literally my whole life. I’ve been fortunate to travel all over Alaska and have seen how the native Alaskans process & smoke their fish and game so I felt that I had a good handle on the process. That was until I wrote my salmon smoking process up in […]
Every once in awhile, through trial and error, you come up with something pretty good. That would be the case with my Salmon Chips. Only this time, I came up with something Damn Good…. I started making’em for the guys at work a couple years ago and kept refining it until I had a recipe that has the […]
The ability to have fish, fowl, game and even cheese, turn out consistently good in your smoker comes down to a few control measures. I’m not going to waste your time telling you the absolute best wet or dry brine for fish. I am also not going to tell you how fantastic your duck will turn out […]
