Smoked bullheads

  • Craig Sery
    Bloomington, MN
    Posts: 1204
    March 31, 2021 at 10:52 am #2026323

    Does anyone have a good brine recipe for smoked bullheads? I found a place to get some dandies and would like to smoke some

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11929
    March 31, 2021 at 12:31 pm #2026375

    I cant help with a recipe but I can tell you that Smoked bullheads are one of the best smoked fish I have ever had. When I was young the DNR netted a ton of them out of a local lake and gave them away to locals. We got several 5 gallon buckets full of them. Did the cleaning and brining ( a Brown sugar one if I remember correctly ) Took them to Morey’s in Motley and they smoked them for us. By far one if not the best smoked fish ever.

    Rodwork
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 3975
    March 31, 2021 at 1:19 pm #2026395

    I thought this post would have been form IowaBoy. Smoked bullheads are fantastic. My grandpa used to make it for me. I am not sure what he used for a brine. Most of the fish brines are very similar from what I can remember. Sorry I don’t have my recipe on hand.

    Netguy
    Minnetonka
    Posts: 3175
    March 31, 2021 at 5:15 pm #2026476

    In 1974 we took my dad’s smelt dip net and netted a 5 gallon bucket of bullheads out of a creek. We cleaned them and he smoked them. Salt enough to float an egg and then brown sugar but I don’t know how much. Smoked them in his little chief and served them at my older sister’s high school grad party. That’s why I remember the year. They were very, very good.

    Craig Sery
    Bloomington, MN
    Posts: 1204
    April 1, 2021 at 11:21 pm #2026957

    Found a brine online, taking kids out Saturday night, they’ve been looking forward to it since last year…I’ll let you guys know how they turn out

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 20389
    April 2, 2021 at 6:29 am #2026965
    Craig Sery wrote:

    Found a brine online, taking kids out Saturday night, they’ve been looking forward to it since last year…I’ll let you guys know how they turn out

    Will you share the recipe for the brine?
    I love smoked bull heads and have a dam by me that gives out bull heads like its going out of style

    Iowaboy1
    Posts: 3791
    April 2, 2021 at 6:40 am #2026968
    Rodwork wrote:

    I thought this post would have been form IowaBoy. Smoked bullheads are fantastic. My grandpa used to make it for me. I am not sure what he used for a brine. Most of the fish brines are very similar from what I can remember. Sorry I don’t have my recipe on hand.

    that dang EPG ! see what he started !!
    bullheads,yuck !! they do make great walleye bait though !

    Craig Sery
    Bloomington, MN
    Posts: 1204
    April 2, 2021 at 9:58 am #2027012

    Ron, I’ll let you know if they turn out good

    Craig Sery
    Bloomington, MN
    Posts: 1204
    April 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm #2029107

    You guys weren’t lying about smoked bullheads…best smoked fish I’ve had! Such an oily fish but stay super moist

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