Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
Thanks all,I don't brine them,they are smoked on a ECB smoke n grill,I use 3 sticks of oak,7-8" long and about 1-1 1/2" diameter and smoke for about 2 1/2 hrs,the sticks are cut straight from the tree (it works for me with fish)
wow fresh caught smoked mackerel - yeah I'm salivating lol
What did you catch them on - aren't mackerel the fish you can catch with feathers ? (seriously just feathers on a hook)
Gonna have to try some Oak. I usually use hickory and pecan. I don't brine either. Our macks are probably a little different than yours though. Forked tail fish in photo are our macs.
Hi Flash,we get the Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus) lot smaller than yours due to the cold water,average adult will weigh about 1 1/2 -2 lb,good fighting fish though,and there millions of em lol.
We usually troll for ours. Small silver spoons, some wire helps with cut offs due to their teeth. Ours usually average 2 to 5 lbs. Love to make dip out of them and put them on a Ritz Cracker with some of this stuff.