Pressure Canning Salmon In Half Pint Jars | How To Can Salmon, Rainbow Trout & Steelhead In Jars

Spring time. One thing that we love to do here is go fishing for lake Superior rainbow trout, or steelhead. The rainbow trout enter the rivers that feed lake Superior in April and May. It's a great time to consider putting some wild fish up for use throughout the year. Since we began pressure canning salmon and trout in pint jars, we haven't purchased any canned salmon or trout. Such a simple recipe. The only trick is learning how to catch the fish yourself. Having this resource pretty much right in our backyard is amazing.
From stream to pantry. Lake Superior rainbow trout have started to move into the rivers. It’s the time of year to get some fresh wild fish into the pantry. Canned trout and salmon is delicious. And the recipe is very simple.
Gut, behead and clean your fish. Remove the fins. Cut the fish into steaks about 1.5 - 2 inches thick. Place the steaks into 250ml widemouth canning jars. Add 1/2 teaspoon of coarse pickling salt to each jar (optional but tasty). Get your pressure canner going as per instructions. Once up to pressure, in our case, 11 pounds, maintain pressure for 100 minutes.
Use this trout/salmon as you would any other type of canned salmon.
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[@abidingacreshomestead4925]

My absolute fav fish! I love that you are canning it, I'm going to be brave and use my pressure canner a lot more this year. I'm an hour from Ottawa and always looking for great fishing spots, so maybe I'll luck out and find some lake trout lol

[@TrapperTVFoss]

You’re message on conservation got me to subscribe. As a conservationist in Northern California, I see a major lack in understanding of sustainable harvesting. Love your message buddy. Keep making videos!!!

[@return2basics249]

Uggh... but thank you.... I learned a lot that most seem to omit.... I appreciate you sharing this knowledge....

[@blueridgeboy7721]

I've been wanting to do this for so long. This is the first video I've ever found an I must say you nailed it. Awesome video sir.

[@gyn4762]

Glad I found your vid. BRAVO 👏🏽 and Thank you for sharing your method. 😊

[@sherilynlee5730]

Love your video so much. Thank you.

[@justinsyard]

Awesome how to vid. Thank you, definitely worth a try.

[@Wilderstead]

You bet!

[@ruthcaskenette8854]

Another great video

[@mariecurrie7657]

Thank you very much for this post. Tons of great information for a non-fisherman like myself. I love my pressure canner. Love fishcakes too.

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks Marie! How are things up your way? Hopefully the sunshine is nice and warm for ya!

[@mariecurrie7657]

@@Wilderstead it's still pretty cool here but we're not far off planting (from the 18th onward). Everything's lined up and ready to fire!

[@marting.2359]

Good man!

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks!

[@denislosieroutdoors]

Great video there eh! and what an awesome resource out your back door... thanks for sharing

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks for the visit!

[@TwoFamilyHomestead]

Oh my gosh I haven't had rainbow trout in YEARS !!

[@Wilderstead]

It's deeeeeelish!!

[@amandas2637]

Excellent 👌

[@ronaldwells1805]

Great video

[@stephenweiss8457]

Just wanted to say that this was a great video I've stopped tanning fishbecause every time people tell me how to do it solved his part of the ingredients.at this time I'm unable to eat salt and you taught me how to do this without salt I would like to thank you again and keep up the good work I love the way you explained things and go through the process step by step

[@Wilderstead]

I’m very glad this was helpful for you Stephen! Cheers my friend!

[@KayNolte]

Thank you!!!!! Very well done!!!!

[@Wilderstead]

You’re welcome!

[@northstarprepsteader]

Nice tutorial, Dave!! Thanks for the canning tips :)

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks Cathy! Hope all is well over your way!

[@northstarprepsteader]

Wilderstead doing as well as can be expected 😜

[@HerEcolife]

Way to go. I wish I had a river in my back yard. Thats the only thing missing here. Very well done Dave! Love that you added the message about smart harvesting :)

[@HerEcolife]

That mama fish at the end wow!

[@Wilderstead]

Definitely have to be conscious of the future of the fish! Thanks Mallorie. Cheers!

[@beancreekrealtyvideotours3138]

Thank you so much!

[@ryanbennett3334]

Great video thank you

[@Wilderstead]

No problem!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Such an awesome video well done

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks so much!

[@TomorrowadayFarms]

YUM! Awesome

[@Wilderstead]

Thank you 😋

[@mamabeshie4168]

Thanks for sharing this tutorial.~ xoxo

[@Wilderstead]

No problemo!

[@cabinlife2347]

Nice creek.. Good job on the caning too. This is a great time of year. Bugs will be out real soon though. take care. Glenn & Maureen

[@Wilderstead]

Gotta love those wild fish! Lots of brook trout to be found in there too 😉. Cheers you two!

[@azamisfahani464]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@PaulKentros]

Nice tutorial video and fishing scenes!

[@Wilderstead]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@irynayakymchuk1601]

What a grate men.

[@lindaoehlke8942]

I made some trout chowder with a jar of mine and it was so nummy!! I thought it even better than salmon!! No disappointment in that at all!

[@Wilderstead]

Awesome to hear!

[@lindaoehlke8942]

T. Y.

[@AlmostHomestead]

Great video and instructions as always Dave. And a good message at the end. I'm envious of the size of trout that you have there. I'm lucky if i pull out a 17 incher. Very inspiring video my friend. Sub count is awesome! Congratulations. Well deserved.

[@Wilderstead]

These are a real treat to fish for (and eat) in the spring time Jay! There are also massive brook trout in one of the rivers a bit north of us, world record was caught here about a century ago! Thanks man, what an explosion in new viewers we have had! Send Gin some Canadian hugs from us!

[@AlmostHomestead]

@@Wilderstead Hugs back at you guys. Fish on! 😀

[@huntshackwildernessexperie6820]

Nice fish Dave. I like to pressure can a lot of things myself. Looks like spring there. Im getting snow today. Wish it would finish and let some spring up here. Hi Amanda. Take care. Paul

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks Paul. It was cold here today. Snowing a bit but thankfully nothing stuck. Spring, I hope, is on it's way!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Good video!!!

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Wilderstead anytime great channel I look forward to Going through it, I just returned from a long week off grid

[@joshtimmons7332]

We have rainbow fish farms in the Bras D'or lakes here in Nova Scotia. No license required. Biggest salt water lakes in North America. There's so many rainbows. I'm just doing my first ever canning with about 16 pints of rainbows. They're not a native fish here and they get our of the pens and can deplete speckled trout populations. Thank you for the video

[@azaidi2365]

Good video and good comment on the ending, please keep the sustainability of the fishery and ecosystem going. You don’t need to keep every fish and don’t always have to keep what you catch.

[@yellownightjar]

Great job showing fish cutting…I can do this now thx to you

[@OakKnobFarm]

I didn't realize you guys had lamprey out your way, too. I live on the headwaters of the Lamprey River :) Thanks for the canning lesson, hope you two are doing well

[@Wilderstead]

Yeah man. Highly invasive here. The office Amanda works in is basically dedicated to sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes. Cheers buddy! We are doin great! We got to play with a mini excavator here all weekend. Got a whole ton of fun stuff done! Say hi to Monique for us!

[@OakKnobFarm]

@@Wilderstead Oh, an excavator would be fun! I hope you shot some footage LOL Lamprey are native here, so we're accustomed. There are a few dams downstream of me, so any trout caught near my place is lamprey free LOL

[@Wilderstead]

I think there might be some video wink 😉. Had Fear Innocculm rockin on the phone for many hours while I was fiddling with it. Don’t tell Amanda that’s why I couldn’t hear her though! LOL

[@OakKnobFarm]

@@Wilderstead LOL I won't tell. But I think you just did :)

[@Hungry_Tree_Ghost]

Love the conservation! Never cut a fish into steaks like this. Grew up, and still do fillet everything I've caught. Are the bones a meticulous thing to deal with this way?

[@BoT-mr8rw]

Meat out!!!😂

[@jholland7113]

Interesting. We scale our salmon before canning here on the wet-coast. We just use 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and skip the salt. The lemon juice de-calcifies the bones while lowering the pH levels for preservation. I will be trying your way next summer. Moving to the Goolie on the lake. See you out there.

[@Wilderstead]

Give it a try and let us know what you think. The canning process breaks down the scales and bones quite nicely. When do you make the move? Cheers!

[@jholland7113]

@@Wilderstead Aiming for this spring or early summer... Covid depending.

[@offgridwanabe]

Nice river really clear the lake Superior watershed is still untouched no postings I take it.

[@akiglesias]

Loved this video! Thanks!!!!! I'm dreaming of a preasure canner. Recommendations?

[@Wilderstead]

We use a presto 23 quart canner. It has been great for our needs. We've had it quite a few years. And have canned hundreds of jars. This year we'll likely replace the gasket, but that's a normal thing that needs replacement.

[@akiglesias]

@@Wilderstead Thanks! :) All the best!

[@Kotaztrafee]

You need a Bubba Blade or similar. I got one a couple years back and they work great on salmonoids.

[@sandman2706]

Wahoo! I love the idea of cold smoking and then canning the trout I catch. For those who might know, can I ask a couple quick questions? Maybe I missed it, but do you remove the scales or is that unnecessary? Also, I've heard the bones dissolve so you don't even notice them. Even the big bones? Thanks again for the great video!

[@Wilderstead]

Hey Ben! With trout and salmon, don’t worry about removing the scales or the skin or bones. They all dissolve in the same way you would find in canned salmon from the store. I personally really like that soft ‘crunch’ of the softened bones in both the store bought salmon as well as this recipe. Enjoy!

[@sandman2706]

@@Wilderstead... Thanks for the quick response. Even better! I caught a couple nice bows the other day and now I can't wait to give this a try.

[@alexlongoria3893]

This is a get example that having different size pressure canner for the small batch canning. I happen to have collected used canners at yard sale in my journey of living. You can never have to many pressure canners!!!!!!!! I was just going to ask you what you did with it. I was thinking a fish soup/chowder. I had plans to find up north this fall. WUHAN issues up north.

[@Wilderstead]

We make all kinds of stuff with it. Dip, fish cakes, sandwiches, salmon casserole....a bunch of tasty stuff!

[@melodiewashington2849]

Take plenty of photo pictures evertime you canned salmon. When you find time in your very busy days go back and documented your Ingredients along with step by step process Long time over due Cookbook on Cooking inside and Canning I would buy and purchase the very first printed copy

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

I'm not sure I could resist the urge to get one of those beauties in the pan long enough to can it...lol.

[@Wilderstead]

Hahaha! I hear you on that Jim! Luckily there are also lots of smaller brook trout here that fill in the pan fry cravings. Cheers buddy!

[@thupergirl]

Great how to, thank you! May I ask why only 1 steak per jar? Is there any specific reason that I could not do 2 or 3 to a jar?

[@Wilderstead]

Yes you can!

[@iratherbfishin]

Can you can salmon in 1/2 pint and 1 pint jars at the same time in on pressure canner

[@Wilderstead]

I wouldn’t recommend it. Both have different processing times. If you try it, process for the length of time recommended for the largest jars. The smaller jars may overcook off you do this.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

You don't get any fresher than that ! Nice work Dave, what did you do with the little end in the pan ???

[@Wilderstead]

Fish cakes! And a wee bit for Caddis and the cats. Good to hear from ya bubba, cheers buddy!

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Nice... Great days to all of ya !

[@mikewhisky9605]

After removing the Finns I always removed the Sweeds and Norsmen also, but I lived in southern Minnesota.

[@joannathesinger770]

ROFL!!!

[@loveSparklesonU]

How long do they last on shelf canned?thx

[@Wilderstead]

Years

[@Lucky2bLivin]

I appreciate your comments at the end of this video.

[@machinegun3133]

I plan on buying property somewhere out that way. My goal is to also have a river on my property like you. I have two questions for you, how is the chinook salmon fishing in those rivers in your area (we talked before so I know the general area) I will be buying land between wawa and Saint. Somewhere inbetween if possible. Second question is, how come you only start steelhead fishing in mid April ? Is it because the water isn't fishable due to frozen over ? Down here in S. Ontario as you know we fish for them all fall and winter. cheers!

[@Wilderstead]

Hi Machine Gun! I'll try my best to answer your questions. Chinook Salmon - The runs are small. There are much bigger runs of cohos and pinks. Focus on the larger rivers for chinook. Agawa, Goulais, Michipicoten, etc. Your best bet is the rapids in the Sault if you want to target chinook specifically. We start fishing for steelhead in April in the river because theres anywhere from 6 to 12 feet of snow everywhere here until that time. Most rivers freeze over entirely, making it quite difficult to target them until things thaw out. We target steelhead through the ice at river mouthes in late winter, early spring while we wait for the snow to melt and the rivers to thaw. I grew up in the Grey/Bruce area of southern Ontario and definitely miss being able to target steelhead year round like I did living down there. Cheers!

[@rickbaker1566]

Thank you but are you sure those are pint jars? My wide mouth pint jars are 4 1/2" tall and hold almost 500 ml..

[@Wilderstead]

Half pint widemouth actually. Just noticed that typo. Thanks Rick!

[@rickbaker1566]

@@Wilderstead No, Thank you for the recipe. I already tried it and opened a jar the next day to taste. It's great!

[@ragmongo]

What kind of trout rig are you using ?

[@Wilderstead]

Float, split-shot, hook. Sometimes roe, sometimes a bead, sometimes flies I tie, sometimes worms.

[@mrfixer987]

What happens with the bones when canning. I've heard they cook out and you can just eat them. Can someone confirm this. Thanks. Great video.

[@Wilderstead]

Yes they do

[@tuckerbarry2010]

What happens to the bones when you pressure can ? Do they dissolve?

[@Wilderstead]

If you’ve ever had tinned salmon, same thing. They dissolve and are eaten along with the meat.

[@tuckerbarry2010]

@@Wilderstead thank you, that's what I figured but wasn't sure.

[@becky5937]

How long will it last in the jar on a shelf?

[@Wilderstead]

Years if you don’t eat it all up.

[@chrissd08]

Great video, subscribed! We fish steelhead out in Oregon. What do use for bait under the bobber?

[@Wilderstead]

Roe on this particular day. Spinners, spoons, etc also work great.

[@knate44]

Why do you want the silver ones instead of the greyerones?

[@Wilderstead]

They are fresher fish and the meat is much better quality. The longer the fish in in the river, the more the quality of the meat will diminish

[@Gord1812]

What is the shelf life of a jar of canned fish?

[@Wilderstead]

Typically a few years.

[@jamesmiller7283]

Ya better snag a bubba blade !

[@trollforge]

You don't give the fish guts to the chickens?

[@Wilderstead]

Ours won't touch em. No idea why.

[@ryryk6977]

Can you give me some stocked rainbow trout pond tips I can’t catch one to save my life

[@Wilderstead]

I have no idea bud. Everywhere we fish are wild fish.

[@stefanwangcho8716]

It's a bit late but I hear corn on a small hook works. Apparently the line cant be too visible. I'll be trying this wintet

[@raincoast9010]

Hey, you used the poor man's creeper for your poor man's cutting board.

[@Wilderstead]

😂

[@Nancilynn]

Could you ship some fish to me?

[@Wilderstead]

unfortunately, no, we can't. sorry!

[@colleenpritchett6914]

250 ml is a half pint :)

[@Wilderstead]

Indeed

[@lutvijahrnjic9670]

Hi guys. I just found your channel and watched a couple of dozen of your videos. They are great and very informational but I wanted to let you know that the music is quite distracting and bothersome Judging by the content you put out, I don’t think the music is needed to hold your viewers’ attention.

[@kdtrimble]

how did you know that was a female? I need to study up on these things.

[@Wilderstead]

A few things with this particular fish. The colouring, it’s not dark like a male would be. The mouth - no kype. The belly - round and full. There are a few ways to tell them apart.

[@almostantiquemn]

Did you mean half pint. Those don't look like pint to me.

[@sahnebitton5572]

watch the weight it didn't dance.

[@Wilderstead]

We didn’t post the whole process, the dance happened, don’t you worry!

[@willbarbour9695]

how to survive all year off a river with a salmonid run

[@Wilderstead]

You know it Pineso!

[@meldlew]

That’s a half pint ;)

[@Wilderstead]

Sure is 😉

[@meldlew]

@@Wilderstead I’m interested in more info about increasing pressure to reduce canning time I haven’t heard of this before... do you have a link to somewhere I can read more about this?

[@stevenl5411]

I'm surprised that he isn't missing any fingers. That is a dull knife and poor cutting techniques. 😮

[@Wilderstead]

😮

[@mark46428]

some lids ive used for 5 years and still going strong

[@lukewarm2075]

Great Video thanks

[@Wilderstead]

Luke Warm thanks man!