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I know that Serge likes to start his day off with a nice big bowl of Corn Flakes......

How do the rest of you start your day off. Or what is the ideal way.

Well, today I had a great start to my day. Sockeye season opened up at 12:01am today (can't fish till 1 hr before sunrise though) and well I had to head out to get me the best tasting salmon (IMHO) out there. So, Up at 3:55am, in the car at 4am on the river at 5am and caught my limit (2 fish only captin) and was driving back for home at 6am. Got home, cleaned the fish, my daughter likes to see "those dead suckers" "ooooooo, slimy, can I touch it daddy". Arn't kids great.

So, I had a great start to a good day.

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Wow. Special. And your daughter's a real cutie, too.

I'm not all that familiar with the different salmon species. Is sockeye the one with the very dark red flesh? My wife bought some of this type at the market about a month ago, and it was some of the best salmon I've ever tasted.

Best,

Michael

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Yes Michael, that's the stuff, it also has the highest fat content of the salmon's too, soooo....that's also what makes it taste so good. Going to cook up 1/2 of one tonight. I'll post pics. Yummmmy.

Oh, and What is a Brisket (in your BBQing post)? I don't know what that is. Sure looks good though.

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Rod: Caught with a fly rod or sumthn else?

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Hi Rod,

Well, I for one would love to see pics.

The brisket is a cut along the lower breast area of the animal, just behind the front legs. Here's a link to a beef cuts chart that shows its location. Brisket is the same cut that corned beef is made from. Corned beef is usually available as a "point cut" and a "flat cut." Put the two together and you have a whole brisket. It's a tough cut of meat, but if cooked slowly at a low heat, it comes out great -- tender and juicy. I prefer to keep the heat right around 200F (93C) and cook it 48min/lb (106min/kg). Charcoal only, which makes keeping the heat constant a little interesting at times. I also use pecan wood for smoke, but many other varieties of smokewood work well too.

A Texas tradition.

Best,

Michael

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No fly rod. 10'6" salmon rod, just in case you ever get a big spring on (you'd know them as King). 30+ lbs would be very fun on a fly rod though .

These fish are very stupid, they will bit at anything, and realy once they get into the river, they arn't biting at all, this is the easiest fishing there is and that's good, cause I couldn't catch a trout to save my life, and believe me, I've been trying every spring and fall for the last 12 years now .

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Man, my mouth is watering just thinking of all this food plus all the "side" dishes that go with it.

We tend to do our salmon in the oven as the BBQ is just to unprdictable, we've done so many different recipies on it, but the three fav's are: just plain BBQ sauce, cooked at 300 for about 25 mins, pesto, garlic powder, sundried tomatoes and lots of feta cooked 350 for 25 mins on the upper rack, than my wife makes a killer crab sauce that is more like a paste, just slather that on and cook the same as the BBQ sauce. Uuuummmmm....... can't wait. I think we'll do the pesto, sundried, feta tonight.

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Rod, that face is adorable; and I'm not talking about you or the fish! Bet she's a little angel, huh?

I was Kenai river in AK a few years ago watching the "Combat Fishing" as the salmon were running. About one mile of river bank, people shoulder to shoulder, three deep. When the front person would snag a fish, he would move to the back and the lines behind him would move forward. It was sort of cool because they were catching them so fast that the whole river bank was constantly moving.
BTW. Your daugher is stunning. You must have a very attractive wife.

Carlton, she has moments on both sides of the shoulder if you know what I meen .

Nice, Paul, nice.

Yes my wife is beautiful, but she doesn't have red hair either .

That sound's even worse than it is here during this short sockeye season (usually only open for 2 weeks, sometimes 3). But it can get shoulder to shoulder some times. It's just crazy what people will do for fish

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Well, lovely fish and even more adorable daughter.

12 years now that is starting to sound like my story although I did have a solo adventure this Spring in Northern Wisconsin where I made friends with quite a few 12" native brookies with a size 18 Adams. Lovely, them brookies are. Not sure I could stomach the shoulder to shoulder kind of fishing, you must be braver than me.

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Actually, were I go there tends to be at least 15-20 feet between guys, which is actually plenty of space to fish, this is the one fishery that tends to draw out the non-fisherman fisherman if you know what I meen, just out for the sockeye. Like I said, it's the easiest fishing around .

Ya I have great looking kids (of course I bias) and to prove it here is a picture of my son (6 months old now). I could spend hours showing off my kids. I love em.



Hey nice fishing hat there Son Rod True38932.6679050926

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Adorable daughter and son, hey great catch buddy!

My CCF are are for the week days but on week end, i love my bacon & eggs!

Heheh, he looks like he can't wait to get a fishing rod for himself.

Great sounding recipes, Rod. Thanks for sharing. I'll pass 'em along to the wifey.

Best,

Michael

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So be honest.....This thread isn't about fish at all is it?
It's about showing off the cute kids right? It worked!

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Well it wasn't suppost to be

I would still like to know what other's ideal start to a day is.

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Gotta smile at that one! He looks like he's just itchin' to get his hands on some tools!!!

What a great day at your house!! Beautiful children.

Ron

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[QUOTE=Rod True] Well it wasn't suppost to be

I would still like to know what other's ideal start to a day is.[/QUOTE]

OK, I'll bite. Keep it simple: How about the day off and a hot cup of coffee for starters...

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Rod,

You've got some cute little ones there. Your son sure looks like his daddy!

My idea of starting off the day right is a day off when I get into the shop early enough that my first cup of tea for the day is still hot. Haven't started off a day "right" in about a month, though. But I have five weeks off coming in mid-August! WOOHOOO!!!

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Great story Rod, thanks for the great pics. Life is good.

Pat, i'll be happy for you as well, it's been quite a while that you've been waiting for such shop time, looking forward to see your work buddy!

[QUOTE=Rod True]
How do the rest of you start your day off. Or what is the ideal way.[/
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Man, those fish are really cool. That's about all I know about them

This morning I woke up and went out to the pool to tread water. I'm not
much of a swimmer (hate it actually), but I'm trying to do that a few times
a week until it's too cold.         & nbsp;    

[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] Pat, i'll be happy for you as well, it's been quite a while that you've been waiting for such shop time, looking forward to see your work buddy! [/QUOTE]

Thanks, Serge! I'm looking forward to seeing my work too!

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Rod -- great and happy looking kids you've got!

You say that BBQ'ing is to inconsistent. Have you ever tried doing Salmon on a plank? I do it alot with western red cedar planks that have been soaked overnight in water. Recently I've discovered doing it on Alder which is a pretty common tree here in Ontario that grows on lake shores -- it is really good.

Hmmm I wonder what Brazilian rosewood would be like)