Smoked Striper?

[Crjmech]

Any one ever smoke Striper? (insert "its hard to keep them lit" joke here). I have a pellet smoker that ive done salmon and trout on but not sure how a white fish would turn out.

 

[Dan Spitzer]

Yes. The brine I use for salmon proved too sweet for the striper, but otherwise it worked out well.

 

[Havalina]

Yes, I brine my salmon over nite. I only brine my stripers for a couple of hours. It comes out great, but use a less intense smoke flavor like apple or maple. It can be pretty bitter with mesquite. I have recently started canning my smoke stripes and make striper patties with them.

 

[Coho975]

White flesh tends to brine more readily than oily fish, like salmon and lake trout. We usually dilute our salmon brine a bit and shorten the soak time too.