Salmon and Trout

Heeding the Siren Song of Salmon

I'll be working as a deckhand on a commercial salmon boat in Alaska next month. And guess what? You'll be able to buy sockeye, coho and pink I caught!

Salmon and Trout

Smoked Trout or Kokanee

This is how I smoke whole trout, using small to medium-sized fish brined, dried and smoked over alder wood.

Salmon and Trout

Trout with Morels

Trout with morels is a classic springtime combo; you can often find the two in the same trip! Simple, pan-fried trout with bacon, morels and onions.

Essays and Stories

Chasing Lightning

Chasing steelhead is about much more than fillets on the grill. It is about taming lightning. It is about the pursuit of wildness within us.

Recipe

Icelandic Salmon Soup

A Nordic take on salmon soup. Chunks of salmon or trout, served with potatoes, cream, dill and, if you have it, whey.

Salmon and Trout

Broiled Trout

Broiled trout is a quick and easy way to cook trout fillets too large for a frying pan, too thin to stand up to the grill. Here's how to master this technique.

Salmon and Trout

Trout Cakes

One of the best ways to use the trim on a salmon or trout is to make trout cakes with it. This is a simple, homey recipe for that.

Essays and Stories

Hauling Gear

Hauling commercial hand trolling gear on my friend's boat gave me a whiff of days past as a deckhand. Hard work felt good. So did catching fish.

Essays and Stories

Fly Fishing, Fears and Hangups

I am not a fly fisherman. I don't like kayaks. I am scared of grizzly bears. But in search of trout, I bested all three of these fears and hangups.

Essays and Stories

That Which Does Not Kill Us…

Never have I gone so far, or endured so much, for so little. But do I regret my trip to the Canadian Rockies? Not in the slightest.

Recipe

Salmon Dip

This is actually a salmon mousse, but that sounds a too frou-frou. Really it's an easy, smooth salmon dip that uses fresh and smoked salmon. Great on crackers for parties.