Murphysegg 31 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Picked up a few small Trevally today. Do they freeze well? Can you smoke them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 imo they don't freeze well but are pretty good in the smoker,where did you go ?? one of the tyre reefs because there are some good ones out there atm. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murphysegg 31 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Nah....took my Kayak out at Ardrossan grain jetty. It was a slow morning with loads of Ruggers, but i reckon the Trevally pull hard pound for pound compared to the Snapper. Cheers for the info.....smoker it is. They'll make good sized Fillets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murphysegg 31 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Would you bother filleting them or Smoke them whole? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Fillet them that way you can scoff boneless fillets and cut the smoking time in half,brine them for about 1hr before hand then let them dry out before smoking. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bent87 0 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 The grain jetty sounds like a great venue that you can't access land based....What size were the trevally? They would have been good fun in a yak. You could even pin a small one to an 8-0 and see if there are any jewies around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murphysegg 31 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yeah it's a good spot & i reckon there's some big fish down there, but the rolling swell made it impossible to anchor up, so it was hard work maintaining a consistent fishing position.As i was paddling back to the ramp i noticed a pair of legs 2/3rds of the way along the jetty with a line out. So some local knows a way out there. This evening i Smoked a dozen fillets with some "Mallee" sawdust from Tackle World for 10mins & left to cool in the tin for 5 mins. They've turned out really nice. A subtle flavour & not heavily salty. Really pleased with the result. An incredible amount of oil cooked out.Don't write off the Trevs Smokings the way to go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 0 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Best smoked fish i have ever tasted!!...best you bring some more into work tomorrow just so that i can double check! ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discovery Journey 0 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 good topic.how big where the trevally and snapper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discovery Journey 0 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 good topic.how big where the trevally and snapper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murphysegg 31 Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 They ranged from 25 to 30cm & the Snaps were all around the 25 mark. All taken on slithers of Pilchard.As Mango said the Trevs turned out to be a big hit with my colleagues at work. Unfortunately i'm now gonna have to ration them out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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