Cold Smoked Coho Salmon

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Awesome Score, are they fresh and never been frozen?  What river they out of? Farm raised maybe? fresh water and not salt? looking forward to following your progress. 
 
Awesome Score, are they fresh and never been frozen?  What river they out of? Farm raised maybe? fresh water and not salt? looking forward to following your progress. 
Frozen, wild, pacific (that's what it says on the package). What River? You gotta be kidding...Next time I will ask the gorcer for the name of the guy who caught them.
 
Frozen, wild, pacific (that's what it says on the package). What River? You gotta be kidding...Next time I will ask the gorcer for the name of the guy who caught them.
No not kidding, for example, Alaska Sockeye Salmon (Reds) Caught in the Copper River in Alaska are a highly sought after over any other red Salmon caught in Alaska for one reason. 

Coho Salmon aka Silver salmon are second on the list of Alaska fish. 
 
They are probably from BC.
That info wasn't on the package? Not trying to beat you up over your fish, it was only a question. People nowaday who are all health food concuss, are also hypocrites just because they hear someone says something and it's now law!

Salmon, just not any old fish,  Alaska salmon are highly sought after for their omega-3 fish oil benefits. Alaska Copper River Salmon  have the highest fat fish oil, because of the long journey they have to make up river from the ocean up to their spawning grounds. All the other Alaskan Salmon Are second and down on that list. 

People also don't realize the majority of the Alaska Salmon caught commercially are all flash frozen and stored in big freezer warehouses for up to two years or more before being shipped and sold at your local grocery stores.

Alaska Salmon is a commodity, just like Pork Bellies. It's all about supply and demand!  Only difference is Alaska Salmon are Wild and mother nature controls their spawning and reprecroperation, most all your boxed frozen alaska fish has been sitting.

I am not posting this to cause any problems, it's just information for those who might be buying frozen salmon and or any other frozen fish at a smoking deal, now they know why it's priced accordingly.   
 
I heard of Copper River salmon - never had it. Would like to try some.

I am smack in the middle of the continent. I don't expect the same fish choice and price that folks in Alaska or the coasts have. Winter is not summer and frozen is not fresh. If properly packed (these were) I am more than happy to pay less than an arm and a leg for frozen fish. Just to give you an idea: these were selling for the same price as pink salmon (also frozen).
 
416bigbore,

Do you have a reputable source behind the "2 years in a warehouse" claim?
I only lived in AK and seen that is how it was being done. I even been out on the boats fishing for Alaska Salmon. I am sure you could call the number from your package and inquire more as to the history of that fish and when it was Caught.

Just know one thing, if there was to be a problem with your fish or anyone's fish, the food and health inspector people would find the original source of origin and flag all the bad fish. And yes they would know who caught it and the date it come off their boat.

Seafood regulations are just like Beef and Pork for a reason. I am not trying to stir any issues with your post. I am curious to see your end product. I could also start my own post with pics of my Alaska Reds with sea lice still on the fish, and that to is a better fish for when it hits the fresh water and starts to die.

I am all about good fish and catching them is the fun of it!       
 
Not really concerned about the fish I bought...just would like to learn more about this outrageous 2 year commecial storage.
 
Not really concerned about the fish I bought...just would like to learn more about this outrageous 2 year commecial storage.
Outrageous or not? You need to first understand most of those Salom have a 7 year return to spawning grounds and die life cycle. The fish market like any other commodity is controlled by supply and demand. If there is a good fishing year and a surplus of fish, they hold some back for a bad slow year.

Raw Honey same way, Good wet year flowers grow plenty of food for bees and extra honey at the end of the season, Honey is cheap at the store. Take a dry year where it's hot and nothing wants to grow, price of honey is through the roof! That's why a hold over surplus helps the produces and also keeps the prices stay somewhat reasonable for consumers.

Old Surplus, not saying it's bad will get market down and sold that way, because it is not fresh!  Does that explanation help? 
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Let's stay on salmon. Since you say this is normal business it must be documented. Would really like if you could cite an official source.
 
 
Outrageous or not? You need to first understand most of those Salom have a 7 year return to spawning grounds and die life cycle. The fish market like any other commodity is controlled by supply and demand. If there is a good fishing year and a surplus of fish, they hold some back for a bad slow year.

Raw Honey same way, Good wet year flowers grow plenty of food for bees and extra honey at the end of the season, Honey is cheap at the store. Take a dry year where it's hot and nothing wants to grow, price of honey is through the roof! That's why a hold over surplus helps the produces and also keeps the prices stay somewhat reasonable for consumers.

Old Surplus, not saying it's bad will get market down and sold that way, because it is not fresh!  Does that explanation help? 
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Inaccurate.  These fish have a 3 year average life cycle, some a little longer, and some even shorter if they're precocious. 
 
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Inaccurate.  These fish have a 3 year life cycle, some even shorter if they're precocious. 
Where do you live again?
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 The fish I speak of are very regulated and studied for a reason. The Alaska game and fish post this type of information all the time for the Sport Fisherman. I didn't make this up! 

Example being. A bad forest fire in Alaska will produce lots of airborne ash etc. This ash will fall to the ground and cover the river beds where the fish eggs are, in return  having a low fish number count of these same fish hatchling heading back up the same stream in which they were born to spawn, 7 yrs earlier. MOST!  

So this is why they study these fish and their habitats like they do to make sure they are not overfished, in case of a low fish number count back up the rivers to spawn.

We don't get to fish if these numbers are not met each year. They will close the fishing off to both sportsman and commercial fisheries, game over till next year kind of a deal!  
 
 
Where do you live again?
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 The fish I speak of are very regulated and studied for a reason. The Alaska game and fish post this type of information all the time for the Sport Fisherman. I didn't make this up! 

Example being. A bad forest fire in Alaska will produce lots of airborne ash etc. This ash will fall to the ground and cover the river beds where the fish eggs are, in return  having a low fish number count of these same fish hatchling heading back up the same stream in which they were born to spawn, 7 yrs earlier. MOST!  

So this is why they study these fish and their habitats like they do to make sure they are not overfished, in case of a low fish number count back up the rivers to spawn.

We don't get to fish if these numbers are not met each year. They will close the fishing off to both sportsman and commercial fisheries, game over till next year kind of a deal!  
On the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the world's best sport coho fisheries, that's where.  Search coho lifespan, and you'll see that AVERAGE is 3 years.  Go ahead:  I'll wait.
 
Alaska and Lake michigan are two absolutely didn't bodies of water and Salmon species! Isn't Lake michigan fresh water and the largest body of land locked fresh water in the world? 
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  The Alaska Salmon I speak of are apples and oranges to yours, Salt water. 
 
 
Outrageous or not? You need to first understand most of those Salom have a 7 year return to spawning grounds and die life cycle. The fish market like any other commodity is controlled by supply and demand. If there is a good fishing year and a surplus of fish, they hold some back for a bad slow year.

Raw Honey same way, Good wet year flowers grow plenty of food for bees and extra honey at the end of the season, Honey is cheap at the store. Take a dry year where it's hot and nothing wants to grow, price of honey is through the roof! That's why a hold over surplus helps the produces and also keeps the prices stay somewhat reasonable for consumers.

Old Surplus, not saying it's bad will get market down and sold that way, because it is not fresh!  Does that explanation help? 
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Inaccurate.  These fish have a 3 year average life cycle, some a little longer, and some even shorter if they're precocious. 
Alaskan salmon reach sexual maturity and can stay at sea from 2 to 7 years, although this varies by species. For example,
  • Chinook: mature after 3-7 years
  • Sockeye: mature after 4-5 years
  • Chum: mature after 3-5 years
  • Pink: mature at 2 years
  • Coho: mature at 3-4 years
 
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