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That is hysterical. Didn't anyone have a net? What was the story about the flood? Dominick
Quote from: Dominick on December 24, 2015, 04:28:01 AM
That is hysterical. Didn't anyone have a net? What was the story about the flood? Dominick
Dom, here in northwest Washington it is normal for low lying areas to flood this time of year and those fish would be rotten old chum crossing the road. Your dog wouldn't eat that stuff.
BTW, the next time you see "keta" smoked salmon, that's what you're getting, junk Chum. Nobody would buy smoked chum salmon, so some brilliant marketer called it keta, and now those that don't know any better, think they're eating the finest, when it's actually mostly used for cat food.
Dom they begged me for a net but I just would not give it to them. Besides what would we have done if they caught one? We wold all probably be in jail. :D At least the salmon still had the advantage!
Is that how Lee got his name?
Quote from: Shark Hunter on December 24, 2015, 09:47:49 AM
Is that how Lee got his name?
I was kinda wondering the same thing.
Quote from: Shark Hunter on December 24, 2015, 09:47:49 AM
Is that how Lee got his name?
My guess would be yes Daron, ..but what do I know ??.................Answer: nuttin honey
Come on, Lee. Read to them from the book.
I really like smoked chum salmon when it is taken out of saltwater and taken cared of carefully. It has a drker flesh that is less "salmony"
Ron
Quote from: Shark Hunter on December 24, 2015, 09:47:49 AM
Is that how Lee got his name?
Now I wish Lee would weigh in on the name because that was my first reaction. Dominick
I sent him a message earlier today. We will get to the bottom of this. :D
Quote from: Dominick on December 24, 2015, 11:16:13 PM
Quote from: Shark Hunter on December 24, 2015, 09:47:49 AM
Is that how Lee got his name?
Now I wish Lee would weigh in on the name because that was my first reaction. Dominick
Actually it came from the Keta River in SE Alaska (Misty Fjords NM)where I spent a lot of time steelhead fishing and I had the IGFA 6kg record chum salmon for many years.
Quote from: Keta on December 25, 2015, 08:40:48 PM
Quote from: Dominick on December 24, 2015, 11:16:13 PM
Quote from: Shark Hunter on December 24, 2015, 09:47:49 AM
Is that how Lee got his name?
Now I wish Lee would weigh in on the name because that was my first reaction. Dominick
Actually it came from the Keta River in SE Alaska (Misty Fjords NM)where I spent a lot of time steelhead fishing and I had the IGFA 6kg record chum salmon for many years.
So is that how chum salmon was named Keta ?? After the Keta River ??
How big was your record chum salmon Lee ??
Quote from: Keta on December 25, 2015, 08:40:48 PM
Quote from: Dominick on December 24, 2015, 11:16:13 PM
Quote from: Shark Hunter on December 24, 2015, 09:47:49 AM
Is that how Lee got his name?
Now I wish Lee would weigh in on the name because that was my first reaction. Dominick
Actually it came from the Keta River in SE Alaska (Misty Fjords NM)where I spent a lot of time steelhead fishing and I had the IGFA 6kg record chum salmon for many years.
Ah... I knew there was a perfectly logical explanation. Now there is a name that makes alot of sense.
Quote from: noyb72 on December 24, 2015, 11:10:20 PMI really like smoked chum salmon when it is taken out of saltwater and taken cared of carefully. It has a darker flesh that is less "salmony"...
Quite agree-lower fat Salmon takes smoke quite well if a careful person is doing the processing.
Quote from: Max Doubt on December 24, 2015, 04:40:25 AMBTW, the next time you see "keta" smoked salmon, that's what you're getting, junk Chum. Nobody would buy smoked chum salmon, so some brilliant marketer called it keta, and now those that don't know any better, think they're eating the finest, when it's actually mostly used for cat food.
Nothing could be further from the truth keta is the scientific name and comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia via Russian. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chum_salmon)
FWIW-Last Saturday I was on a local fish sales dock-frozen Chums were selling for $15/each and business was brisk.
Okay all you fishery experts, this is the first time I heard of Chum Salmon. I Googled it and Wikipedia had a limited information article on Chum Salmon. They commented that Chum Salmon has low market value but did not say why. Is the flesh not good eating and that is why it is not a desirable fish? I get Ted's comment about cat food but exactly how does it differ from Coho and King Salmon? Dominick
Firmness, color and taste. But, they are very willing biters and fight very hard. They seem to deteriorate more rapidly in freshwater than any others.
Dominick: Caned Tuna and Salmon Is cat food to me. But Ive heard and saw Salmon swim up stream but never up the road a piece. ;) ;D
Joe
When the commercial guys are fishing chums here locally, they might get .40 a pound the first day or 2, but after about a week, the price plummets to under .10 cents a pound and a week later it's below .5 cents per pound. It is common for them to sell a full pickup truck load of fresh caught chum for $20.... Yes, most of it does go for cat food. I personally know a few of the buyers, and the owners of the cold storage that sell directly to purina to make into cat chow.
Chum here is caught in the ocean so is decent quality-low fat as I said so the 'mouth feel' isn't the same as the oilier varieties.
What Chum are Best for is Roe for making Ikura a high value product that's wildly popular in local Sushi bars as shown.
(http://i63.tinypic.com/29bznfc.jpg)
Carcasses can then be used for animal feed/whatever and male fish are sent to the smokehouse it's been a very long time since I saw Chum in a can in fact canned Salmon products of all kinds have dropped off the map in terms of popularity. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canfisco-cannery-prince-rupert-close-jobs-1.3316981)
Here in the Puget Sound area, the tribal fishery frequently saves the eggs for the asian market and dumps the fish. As far as salmon species, we were visiting our son and his fiance to dinner, she ordered salmon fettuccine. My wife goes "oh, don't order that, who knows what kind of Salmon it is", Katie's response, "I'm from Ohio, it's Salmon, you mean there's different kinds?" At fishermans terminal in Seattle, they used to sell chum for a buck a pound, so I'd get some to smoke. Now they call it Keta or Silver bright and its 5 bucks a pound....
I really enjoy smoked ocean caught chum. My home is up there where the natives dump fish. Its a different lifestyle and I don't have anything good to say about it. Pulling chum out of the bay in Chico, taking good care of them in the boat and getting them right on a smoker makes a really good snack fish. Especially if you make salmon mayonnaise salad out of it.
Dom,
Chum salmon is called by some "Dog" salmon, because it is what it is mostly used for when everyone is King crazy. My personal favorite is salt water silver, especially wild silver. I live in Quilcene and so in August I can get all the hatchery silvers I want. Great way to fill a freezer.
Ron