New to this forum and new to smoking meat

[iceracer]

My name is Tim and I'm born and raised in Calgary Alberta.  I have this wee electric smoker a buddy gave me that I haven't even taken out of the box.  It was his Dad's and his Dad passed away last fall.  I plan on building my own smoker from scratch so am interested in some tips on that.  Last year we went up to Alaska and brought back a lot of salmon.  It's now a year old and tasting a bit strong even though it was vacuum packed as fresh as possible at the get go.  Looking for some tips on smoking salmon.  Sockeye off the Kenai River mostly in fillets skin on.  I'm very anxious to learn all I can.  Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[roller]

Hi Tim Welcome to SMF !

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Tim! 

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast!

Would you do us a favor and update your profile to include your location, Thanks!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more!

 

[smokinhusker]

Hello Tim and welcome to SMF! Here's the link to the fish forum and I know there are smoking salmon threads there. Have a look around and hopefully you'll find something that strikes your liking.

 

[scarbelly]

Hello Tim and 

 to SMF - glad you joined us 

 

[jrod62]

Welcome to SMF