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Tex

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Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« on: October 18, 2007, 08:50:11 PM »
Hi everyone,

Caught a spring today, and I want to have it smoked... any suggestions on where I should take it to have it done?
Is getting one spring (weighs mid-high teens) smoked economically reasonable?

I live in Vancouver, on Cambie Street.
Thanks!
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2007, 08:52:27 PM »
try st jeans cannery by the flying beaver. they do a great job and are farily inexpensive
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2007, 09:05:25 PM »
i second on st.Jeans... They made very good products.. Candy salmon i like the most.
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2007, 09:17:56 PM »
west coast would do it
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2007, 09:51:38 PM »
St Jean's Cannery in Nanaimo has a depot @ the South Terminal and West coast Tackle is also a depot for them-that's what the above posts are referring to.

I've used St Jean's in the past and found their product to be very ordinary, and customer service to be bad beyond belief-so I can't recommend them at all-not in a thousand years don't get me started. ::)

The Good News for Vancouverites is that Classic Smokehouse 750 Terminal Ave  604-684-2850 does a fabulous job, are fast, friendly helpful and reasonably priced.

Best to take a sport caught fish in the afternoon for whatever reason that's when they do intake, access from the back of the building.

There are a couple other ones people like-Yoshi's in North Van and Bruces and Ocean Master in Maple Ditch but they all involve driving over bridges or freeways or both it's your call.
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2007, 04:52:42 PM »
Another sales pitch for Yoshi's.  I had some sockeye and chum done there last year and it was excellent.  They only do cold smoke but if thats what you are interested in, check it out. 
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2007, 09:17:18 PM »
no one else suggested those folks, BC Ferries they seem to be smoking lately .
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2007, 09:57:14 PM »
 :D :D
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2007, 11:31:17 AM »
Buy a smoker and do it yourself.  Nothing beats catching and smoking your own fish. Plus, if you keep paying for smoked fish, after a couple years, you could own your own smoker. 
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2007, 05:45:13 PM »
Quote from: bentrod on October 20, 2007, 11:31:17 AM
Buy a smoker and do it yourself.  Nothing beats catching and smoking your own fish. Plus, if you keep paying for smoked fish, after a couple years, you could own your own smoker. 
He lives in an apartment-no can do. :'(
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2007, 05:51:46 PM »
Yep, Sam's right (good memory, Sam!).  I took it to Classic on your recommendation, Sam, and they were great there.  Took me for a tour, let me try all their different types of salmon, and it was close by a well, which was nice.

Did the maple nuggets.  Just brought in a 16lber, so didn't diverisfy.  Next time I'll try some of the other variations.

Cheers!
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Re: Where can I get a Chinook smoked?
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2007, 07:02:54 PM »
I've heard that Bruce's market in Maple Ridge is good.  Tried some double smoke a friend of mine had done there yesterday and it was very tasty!!!

http://bruces.ca/departments/customsmoking.html
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