smoked silvers?

[gman2002]

Since I'm about 2 miles from the croix and there pretty easy to catch, I'm thinking about some silvers on the smoker and am wondering if anyone has any experience with these?

I know there pretty good eating in the winter if you cut out that blood line, and am wondering what that does to the taste if smoked, or should it also be cut out. Are they a greasy fish when smoked? Any brine/recipes would be great. Larger fish, smaller fish or doesn't it matter in the flavor.

thanks Brian

[lakeshoremunster]

whats a silver?

are you talking sheepshead

[DonBo]

Silver bass, also known as white bass. The St. Croix River is full of them.

[LABS4ME]

Never smoked them, but used to eat them 20 years ago...

I'm sure they'd be great smoked, make sure you fillet out the lateral line as it is not great flavored and VERY dark on silver bass. I was also told to fillet off the belly meat as it is where the toxins build up on this fish as it is fatty and oily. So I'd filet them as normal, then trim off the belly meat and right down the lateral line to behind the ribs. I'm sure it would be easy to do even with the skin on.

Good Luck!

Ken

[lakeshoremunster]

aww, whities

yup they are pretty good smoked, good thing about them is they have pretty big bones