hootyhoo
02-20-2009, 19:41
The trout may have recovered enough from recent droughts to make it worth paying 35.00 to the supreme gods of tennessee for permission to catch fish in a stream.
Some call it a trout stamp - to me its a food stamp.
I love to eat them on backpacking trips and I love to drop them in the cooler and bring home to the grill after a day trip of fishing.
Some disagree. But then they are the ones most likely to patronize the local fly shop (Little River Outfitters) (http://littleriveroutfitters.com/) that advertises nationwide about how great the fishing is and draws the huge crowds to places where I once fished alone. So bite me.
If I catch some 16- 18 inch trout and desire to dry them, what would be the best way to go about. I do not have a smoker. I could get a little one at Walmart, I guess.
Should I catch them, clean them, and put them on ice? Then take them home and put them right on the smoker. Or do I even need a smoker?
Some call it a trout stamp - to me its a food stamp.
I love to eat them on backpacking trips and I love to drop them in the cooler and bring home to the grill after a day trip of fishing.
Some disagree. But then they are the ones most likely to patronize the local fly shop (Little River Outfitters) (http://littleriveroutfitters.com/) that advertises nationwide about how great the fishing is and draws the huge crowds to places where I once fished alone. So bite me.
If I catch some 16- 18 inch trout and desire to dry them, what would be the best way to go about. I do not have a smoker. I could get a little one at Walmart, I guess.
Should I catch them, clean them, and put them on ice? Then take them home and put them right on the smoker. Or do I even need a smoker?