1st Kings of the season

[alaskanbear]

yeah, yeah she got the bigger one..

 

Filleting time

 

 

[beer-b-q]

Man those are awesome....

 

[alaskanbear]

dry brine goods

cubed and in the brine

 

[alaskanbear]

6 hours in brine

 

[alaskanbear]

air drying for 12-14 hours.

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[alaskanbear]

try the fillet one again

 

[meateater]

Holy salmon!!!!!!!!!!! You want to adopt a 46 yo. kid? I have knife skills. 

 

[SmokinAl]

WOW!!!

 

[Bearcarver]

OMG !!!!

I'm only the 4th one to reply on this!!!

Others couldn't take it, and must have passed out !!!

I gotta see a lot more of this smoke!   Such beautiful Salmon!   AWESOME color in those babies !!!!!

MORE!

MORE!

MORE!

BTW: Great BearView by the Alaskan Bear!

The Pennsy Bear appreciates that very much!

Thanks AB,

Bear

 

[sunman76]

 heck yea!!!                      

 

[flareside92]

I'd be in heaven just catching a fish that size let alone smoking one!

very curious now.

 

[fpnmf]

Real nice fish!!!!

Nice yard too, love the birches in the background.

  Craig

 

[tjohnson]

Is this "For Real!"

I just checked flight times to Alaska, just in-case you need an assistant!!

Todd

 

[daveomak]

AB, Morning. Love the pics of the kings. Did the salmon make their own brine from the dry rub or did you add some liquid?

 

[nwdave]

Great color on the Kings.  Now, that filet knife....... that is not your average knife.  My Uncle had one like that.  Funny, he spent many, many years in Alaska.  Must be Alaskan thing.  The size of the fish up there make it necessary.  Yes, I am jealous.

 

[tjohnson]

Big Fish = Big Knife!

TJ

 

[big twig]

I am so jealous right now. I would love some fresh salmon instead of this frozen stuff I get around here.

 

[ben franklin]

Beautiful fish AB!

My wife and I did the Kenai two summers ago. Me on the fly rod and her on my back with a 50mm Nikon and a Mossberg 12 ga "sweeper". She's mighty handy to have around.

Our freezer has been empty (of sockeye anyway) for a long time now though. And you are making me look at the Alaskan Air site to check flight costs!
 

Can't wait to see the smoke!

 

[alaskanbear]

NOW, for "The Rest of The Story"..!!!!

 

[porkpuller]

I just LOVE the color of fresh salmon!!  Those are beauts!!!!