Fishing For Sockeye Salmon | The Alaskan Grocery Store

The fish have arrived! We head to the Kenai Peninsula on our first salmon fishing trip of the season in search of Sockeyes. Countless casts and 400 miles later, we return home to preserve our catch, cook up a freshly caught dinner and cure salmon for Alaskan inspired sushi.
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[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

What I love most about this channel is the authenticity -- just normal people acting normally. Well, that and the excellent content.

[@baileyhatfield4273]

I just found them and i can tell you, i'm probably gonna be up till 2 3 at night binging their stuff. They seem like genuinely amazing people and i like what i think their lifestyle is. So much of everything in todays age. I'm super young and wouldn't mind just living gardening fishing ect.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

@@baileyhatfield4273 Yeah, I've only been watching the channel for about 2 weeks, but I've watched around 50 videos. If you're young, make a plan and achieve the lifestyle you want. Don't buy ANY crap you don't need... for starters. Minimize all your costs and redirect that money towards a life that you actually want, instead of the life that's convenient. You can do this, if you CHOOSE to.

[@ladydi4runner]

A Real Genuine Vibe from these two. 👍👏🏻 That’s what keeps me checking in. Stay safe and God Bless.

[@reeree6682]

Exactly!!!

[@fredcarani6764]

Showing the Alaskan lifestyle along with amazing scenery footage is what makes this channel so interesting.

[@NewLife-qj9mx]

Every time you walloped that fish I went "ow. . .OW. . . OW!!! 😂

[@PatNetherlander]

The synopsis of this video: Arielle saying: “Oh what a beautiful fish!” WHACK, WHACK, WHACK!!! And then that BIG excited smile! #priceless #loveit

[@kennethburton9572]

I just turned 75. I really wish I would have tried this lifestyle about forty years ago ( not that I didn’t like my current lifestyle). It looks so satisfying. I love to cook, garden, raise animals for eating and I’ve done a lot of that but this just looks so satisfying. Little to old to start over. You two do such a wonderful job and use good use of your time and talents. I’m so blessed to have found your channel.

[@korbetthein3072]

Oh Alaska was a much wilder place back then. You probably would have loved it here!

[@kildee0170]

Just love the grin on Eric's face as he's dragging another fish up on the bank . 😁

[@grantdubridge7995]

I think you mean snagging another fish.

[@amybahner6384]

Love how the Eagles and Seagulls wait to clean up the scraps like waiters or bus boys lol!

[@SamSung-ww3rp]

Being able to eat good you worked for has to be a very rewarding feeling. Not to mention knowing where you food had been every step of the way.

[@JohnGrit]

What America was built on! happy to see people living free!

[@MetaView7]

Alaska is such a contradiction -- it is so raw, yet so civilized. It is so isolated, yet so busy.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

It's only a surface level contradiction. If you look deeper, modern popular culture is Satanic, therefore upside down. It's THIS culture that's uncivilized because of its true nature... so Alaska being 'raw' is actually freedom from the upside down Satanic realm... they're free to be civilized.

[@ssfoste]

Nice observation.

[@jignpigs9983]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 what’s “satanic” about the way of living in Alaska? To me that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Before technology and laws etc hunting and fishing was life. The world we live in today with the technology and fast food etc. I think THATS satanic. Like this phone I’m on right now I think it’s evil.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

@@jignpigs9983 You read my comment backwards... which is kinda weird because I was quite explicit.

[@korbetthein3072]

@@jignpigs9983 His comment was that it's NOT satanic.

[@jobygochoco2731]

Here in the Philippines, we cook our salmon heads sliced into 2, lengthwise, with miso (fermented soybean) paste and mustard greens...making a hot sour soup...great for cold weather days...

[@trh4982]

Sounds delicious. Are we all invited to dinner at your place?

[@metalangel01]

Do you have a recipe or the name of the dish??? I'd love to make it

[@500dollarjapanesetoaster8]

Also good as fish head curry

[@jobygochoco2731]

@@donaldmiller8629 when it is rainy season, towards December…

[@jobygochoco2731]

@@metalangel01 “sinigang na ulo nang salmon sa miso”… there are you tube videos in english…tamarind soup base is sometimes added…available in asian stores

[@monkandmomo]

Love the videos. When my Grandpa used to be able to fish in Oregon he would smoke and can salmon, in addition to us eating it fresh. Using his canned salmon for "tuna" fish sandwiches were the best thing when I was a kid.

[@rodneytenbusch8890]

What a great community. Wish the whole country was like this

[@dingc.velasco6038]

You two are undoubtedly the best ambassadors of Alaska, in all its goodness.

[@baileyhatfield4273]

It just looks SO DARN NICE...i get a couple of decent roads and sights and im like this is nice...not city folk by any means but not exactly in nowheres.

[@jrt2067]

Try grilling the salmon collars over a wood fire, skin side down for 2-3 minutes, then turn and cook maybe 1-2 minutes more. The little bit of smoky flavor compliments the fish oils.

[@500dollarjapanesetoaster8]

Plus trim off the fins as they keep the meat from laying flatter.

[@ajrob2888]

@JRT Salmon collars are so underrated! Delicious! So are tuna, grouper, and redfish!!!

[@Gods-o9j]

You guys are the most real and happiest couple on all of social media I feel.

[@kakalicogluekrem3893]

Dankeschön für den Beitrag und Video ARIELLE & ERIC , THANK you für den Film, bay bay ERIC und ARILLE , viel Gesundheit .

[@coleve8596]

Here in the UK we mix the scrapings with potatoes and make fish cakes with various coatings such as breadcrumbs done in the pan to make the outer coating crispy

[@diggingwithdogs6850]

What a cool way to go “grocery shopping”

[@cyliemyrus]

I've always wanted to move to Alaska and live off the grid but due to my health that has stopped me from living that life so the next best thing is to live vicariously through channels like this. Keep up the good work because I'm for sure enjoying this entertainment.

[@dlaitch]

Amazing how you both adapted so quickly to local customs. You appear as though you always lived in Alaska. Each video gives a curious Bluenoser another look at the wildlife,fish species and the spectacular scenery that you expertly film. Bravo !

[@helenshack2838]

Omg. Fish carcasses especially those with the heads make the most amazing fish stock. Add celery , carrots , onions , garlic cloves and assorted seasoning like salt , pepper. Strain, then freeze or bottle. The stock will be amazing to use for all sorts of fish and seafood chowders. It’s also amazing to use for poaching fish as well. The remaining bits I’m sure can be fed to the chickens afterwards.

[@viroxd]

Fish-head soup!

[@TheDinmor6]

Not to talk about that tasty belly fat

[@dennisb6238]

salmon is actually one of the only fish you dont do it with, too much fat it will taste like fishoil

[@klytouch5285]

Thai Tom yum soup from belly fat and salmon head hmmm.. yum

[@margaux6339]

Salmon bellies are the most nutritious parts. Smoked bellies, yummy 😋

[@SFlaidlaw101]

Did anyone else's mouth water when they saw those beautiful fish? I couldn't help but think of what you could make with that! 😍

[@bradpolmateer4266]

Sure did

[@kellyestes5482]

As someone who lived in the PNW for 20 years, nothing is better than good salmon. I now live in FL and won’t eat the farmed junk they sell as salmon. Sure miss the good stuff but it runs around $26 a pound.

[@Righteous1ist]

Love salmon

[@jujuandwamwams165]

Naw 🙄

[@denaetak1147]

Good catching! Love sushi! I eat stir fry all summer too from our garden in OR!

[@annmarie4794]

I’d be there all day…..love to fish. Wow, the amount of Omega 3, 6, or 9 in these salmon is so enriched with it. Nothing better than fresh sockeye on the grill. Sushi, yum! Those chickens must lay the most healthy eggs ever. Lucky hens.

[@Eristotl3]

Love the sound of the hens chatting.

[@samanthaw8417]

Me: trying to go to sleep SLA: posted an hour ago Me: well looks like ima watch this first 😂

[@debbiee7850]

its 5 min before 3am.... gotta watch it !!

[@davidmacek2354]

Tie your stringer of fish around your thump stick . That way the stringer doesn't cut into your hand .

[@ChevieBabySalvatore]

Awesome tip, thanks for sharing! 💙

[@richardthomas6054]

This also helps keep from cutting your fingers on the gills. It's a good protip

[@Whiplash1937]

so glad I found ur channel,I grew up with my grand parents in the 60’s on a farm in NC.everything was homemade,our own hogs,chickens and a garden every year.no electric heat,AC and for a while no running water.granddaddy taught me how to hunt and the old way of life.my brother and I own half of the farm now,we have deer,turkeys and a variety of small game.I plan on retiring next year after 10 yrs of DOD contracting.my wife and I plan to split our time between our home in TX and the farm in NC.God bless y’all for sharing ur lives and the beauty of the last frontier.enjoy,as always be safe🙏

[@nitaleach6816]

I love to see the smiles on your fur babies faces when they are going fishing,, or any place you take them.. Thanks for making my day.. Love the beautiful sits you share.

[@Deemac1236]

I love how much Eric enjoys his food! You guys eat like kings 🙌

[@kaweah01]

And they earn every bit of it. This channel is better than Discovery.

[@mllee2008]

​@@kaweah01😊I wholeheartedly agree!! It's 2 years after you commented this, and these two are STILL putting out epic videos! Hard to believe, but they've gotten even better!

[@Desolate-Utopia]

Not in a great head space right now, was very happy to see this uploaded to get me out of my head for a little bit. Thank you guys, now to watch the video.

[@Tea4tessa]

I’m glad you can get a break. Being stuck in your head can be a killer. Sending positive vibes!

[@kaitlyn7521]

This was me last week! Hoping and wishing for good thoughts for you!

[@Miss_Cali]

Same.

[@rascalsmom05]

Their videos are always a good relaxing escape for me too. Sending you good vibes. 🤍

[@Desolate-Utopia]

Appreciate all of the kind words everyone, wishing for the best for you too. Life certainly can be one heck of a rollercoaster ride sometimes.

[@zosimoybay2909]

Yeah,grilled collar and cheeks,because I am Asian(Filipino)we cook the head(adobo style)garlic,vinegar,red onions,bay leaves,salt and black pepper.I am not grabbing it from the pet's but anything fresh fish,I can have every meal.Thank you guys,Watching your channel is a total theraphy for me,harvesting your food from the backyard,nothing gets any better than that.

[@crazyworld2468]

Wow. Awesome fishing trip. The dream.....

[@Backwoodsgam3r]

I'm Canadian From BC I've been watching for years now since yall moved to Alaska. Your channel influenced me to move up north close to Juneau Alaska on the Canadian side. So far it's the best thing I ever done! So keep making awesome content and inspiring people to live a sustainable lifestyle while actually living life. Cheers 🍻

[@Zoltan1251]

im European and im absolutely horrified about the slaughter i see in the video... how is that sustainable?... i guess you are lucky that not many people live there... here in EU, climate change, predators and overfishing caused such a drastic change that rivers are very lifeless and almost no natural spawning occurs.... even with strong fishermen community that put hundreds of thousand of euros into increasing fish population, the situation hardly improved... it will come to every part of the world eventually...

[@harbeh]

@@Zoltan1251 all those fisherman combined in that video don't even come close to 1 commercial fishermans net full. Commericial fishing is far more damaging if unregulated.

[@arliss123]

Had some King Salmon the other day--yummy. I would eat dinner at your house any day. It always looks so good!!

[@kennethburton9572]

They should do a give away and the prize would be a home cooked meal at their home. I wouldn’t mind eating while standing.😋😋😋😋😋

[@nancyrobertson550]

Love an garden grader.enjoy time you spent to educate me on life in the upper state. Thank you both for educating me on your life/battle s

[@williamharn9048]

Is it just me or does anyone think some chickens are getting ready to eat soooo well!! That rich color of the meat looks fantastic. Great job guys!!!

[@erinnkemp]

Put a damp hand towel under cutting board. Keeps the cutting board in place.

[@jobygochoco2731]

…or a rubberized drawer liner

[@annmarienoone9879]

I thought the same

[@cristinalampitoc9226]

Salmon heads cooked with sour broth with some veggies. Eggs for pasta. Salmon meats with olive oil , red wine and some onions, leeks and rosemary. Smoked salmon in groceries will cost around 2k Php. I am drooling. Yummy.. thanks for the video.👍👌

[@willyatienzo6987]

Love your lifestyle...fresh catch fish, fresh vegetables from your garden, fresh eggs , and no more sitting while eating...very simple life and lovely dogs...salute.

[@martindeporres7169]

I love when you guys cook. Everything you guys make looks delicious!

[@sccountrygirlhomesteadgard3516]

My five year old son watched with me for the first time. He really enjoyed seeing you guys catch the salmon. He was even more smitten with Arielle 😆 He was like….”oh my gosh, she’s so beautiful , I want a wife like her”! 🤷🏽‍♀️😆

[@byrongatlin7025]

@@donaldmiller8629 I totally Agree!

[@AM-br4ix]

I would totally agree with your son… but as others have said and I will reiterate that it’s very difficult to find such string pioneering women such as Arielle!!

[@robinlinkowski8816]

I watch with my 9 yr old grandson and he says the same thing about her.She definitely has a way with the fellas. LOL

[@blondie2654]

@@AM-br4ix I think it’s just as difficult to find a man who is interested in this type of thing so… Or a man strong enough to do all this

[@johnbond6298]

When you are filleting most fish, I was taught to leave the first side you fillet attached - ie cut the flesh on the first side you fillet as normal but only cut from the top and leave the bottom attached with the skin so you can use the fillet to prop up the fish for filleting the second side. It makes filleting the second side easier and all you have to do is cut along the skin to remove the first fillet after you completely remove the second fillet. It can sometimes be awkward removing the second fillet after the first fillet is removed.

[@annwithaplan9766]

John Bond - Yup, much easier that way.

[@billhatcher2984]

If the patties taste like they look it is going to be great

[@jamesfoster4291]

Yup grampa showed me that at age 6! Pike are the easiest, I'll have boneless nuggets in less that 1 minute! Won many bets at fish camp! Boneless I say

[@robinjohn9320]

Hey, you know. You guys are blessed people. Because you are eating organic food. God bless you more and more.

[@jonathanheath814]

Nothing quite like the exhaust burble of a V8, getting up early in the morning, and going fishing. Score!

[@isaaccrawford]

The latest No 1 Hit ... "The Wasabi is in my nose" hahahahaha lol ... great fishing guys ... having lots of fun ... be safe always ... don't lose your sense of awareness while out there having all that fun ,,,

[@babe9293]

I just love ❤️ your channel. Have learned so much from you two-from gardening to fishing to cooking. I’m extremely impressed with the way you care for your animals-especially your dogs-they’re so well mannered and love you both immensely. Thank you so much for showing your Alaskan journey. Stay blessed!!!

[@waelbenhamed3103]

🇹🇳🇹🇳 My mum watched your vid with me today till she fell asleep, she doesn't understand a word hhh she enjoyed as much as I did, we love nature and animals, and we want to try salmon so bad, unfortunately we don't have it in my city + too expensive, you guys are lucky, she asked me if yall get fed up eating it or it always good and exciting to have it??? +thank u, cause ur channel is very respectful like i can watch it with my parents without worrying that am gonna see someone naked or half naked or smth like that

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Wael Ben Hamed We still love eating salmon, I imagine if you grew tired of it you could cook it a different way 😁 Thank you for watching the channel, that's wonderful your Mom can enjoy it too!

[@waelbenhamed3103]

@@SimpleLivingAlaska oh you fast hhh, we just finished the vid and she's asleep now, I will definitely tell her tomorrow about ur response ❤️ Keep up the fish vids, those are my personal favourite, 🐟 it's almost midnight here so good night ❤️

[@kiizutsuita]

Just found your channel and love it!! The life you guys are living is something not many can achieve. Congrats on your successes, and future sucess!

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

Some suggestions: Use some carcasses for fish broth, can make great soups when your veggies come along, can add fish eggs to it, delicious! Can try baked salmon, just gut it, take gills out, season to your liking and bake it in the oven, can make it "en papillion", wrapped in baking paper, keeps the flavor of the fish. Also, "sushi" rolls using any fresh leaves available from the garden. Envy you:)))

[@dianapovero7319]

Every time they feed the heads to the chickens I find myself getting jealous. Fish broth is how I make bone broth( I can't cook chicken feet where I live now.

[@organicgreenpeace6360]

drooling thanks for the cooking tips

[@pbnjammy]

it's close to papillion but that's a butterfly :0) "en papillote" is the word you're looking for :0)

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

@@pbnjammy Oh, yes, you're right, thanks for correcting me, should've typed slowly! Anyhow, I love how the wrap enhances the taste of the food inside:))

[@afishingmagician]

I use the belly meat, fins and the spines to make salmon chowder. Fish bones go soft if you cook them long enough.

[@2CODO1963]

Well done! All the hard work is paying off, you two are living the GOOD life. You should be proud of yourselves. And thank you for taking us along on the adventure.

[@terrigross2820]

We always added soda crackers, eggs, a little vinegar or lemon juice, a few herbs to our Samon patties! Any fish bones, dad always dug around our trees and buried them for fertilizer! It really makes the trees flourish and healthy! I am always hungry after watching you eat...especially healthy food like all my family farmers grew everything!!! My parents lived in Alaska for like five years, but moved back to Ohio , but we snagged Samon in upper Michigan, took the motor home, then canned some of them right away! Love the videos!

[@happyhorsman6398]

We've been getting limits the last two weeks. I've been smoking fish for two days. It is delicious 😋. Glad you guys got your limits. Sounds like a long hard day. Next time you are down let us know. We have a travel trailer you guys and the pups could stay in, and process your fish.

[@Kazacks9602]

I love your channel. It has so much ‘realness’ and you are both down to earth. You are the real deal!

[@CoffeeMugs1]

Lmao you can see how excited Eric was when he was making the sushi. It looks so good! I recommend making a bowl of sushi rice, with the cured salmon eggs on top, with a bit of soy sauce and scallions. Another way would be a fresh cracked egg on top of the rice with soy sauce. If you have left over seaweed paper, shred it on top. Very yummy 😋

[@johnr8439]

Those two meals of the FRESHEST salmon patties, stir fry and then the salmon sushi with the Ikura has me craving this big time! You guys are so lucky for this to be accessible to you. Great job!!!!

[@JeLLoH1000]

Sockeye salmon with green onions, pepper and salt on top and with F☺️fresh squeezed lemon is my favorite 👌🏽✨

[@silmaan7560]

The collar are delicious when smoked.

[@DevinAK49]

So is the belly. Good lord.

[@bobbyj1917]

I think salted and pepper grilled is bomb

[@beckysbackyardgarden]

Don’t piss off that kid with the bat! 🤣

[@lesleywatkins1172]

I thought the same! 😂

[@RedRose-gm6px]

It only looks like you both are catching fish alone lol. Your a fish magnet.

[@jennyhonda9642]

Spectacular scenery and the eagles were incredible.

[@alaskafamilykitchen3203]

Yes! Seward is absolutely beautiful! It’s where I met my hubby! 🌺 Jen

[@korbetthein3072]

@@alaskafamilykitchen3203 I was born at 20 mile, not far from Seward.

[@barbarafentress2933]

Eric is an absolute expert with his knife. Carves to perfection.

[@sandraward116]

..for the finish line..rescue efforts.. SPOOONS ..😊

[@jackikueker3459]

I never get tired of watching these videos

[@angelacorbett4977]

Ariels luck did change That looks like fun!

[@Fishdr2]

Timing is everything I was there 2019 and struck out , Love it

[@elpafishing]

I Love the sound of bird and rooster in the morning keep fishing sir.. Love from Philippines

[@NBLBC]

All those fresh air and nature. Wow, Paradise life do come true. Thanks

[@craftingontheporchwithbill]

Piscatorial support pups! They look ready for the adventure. I so envy you folks (again) for access to fresh salmon. I also applaud your no-waste methods of processing. Thank you both for this video.

[@nathanclay9694]

Absolutely love salmon patties. My kids like them with a egg and some shredded bread (kinda like a meatloaf). This makes me want to move to Alaska so bad!!

[@littlegoobie]

That ice cream scooper be gettin' a serious workout today. hahaha.

[@JRS2248]

I hit the thumbs up button 500 times that is how much I loved this video...Gravloks with brandy or quavacia id my all time favorit . Will you adopt an old man.

[@djones6851]

This time next week I will be on the Kenai Peninsula, hopefully landing sockeyes, too! Thanks so much for all the inspiring videos and sharing so much of your journey, you two have really gotten me motivated to do some gardening, and now this fishing trip! Thank you so much for all the hard work you put in to your channel here on You Tube, and sharing it with all of us!

[@godlessevilfeeling]

Seward is the only place really hot right now, unless you count Ship creek in A-town for kings. Still a bit early for the big run on the Kenai river, but there are places to go to get some fish, and if you really work for them you can catch some on the Kenai river this early headed to the Russian river(the run just started there and I am headed down there this weekend/end of week)

[@djones6851]

@@godlessevilfeeling Good luck! I'm so excited to work my tail off and bring home some fresh fish!!

[@RatdogDRB]

TRUE "combat fishing" is when you're ONLY one arm's length away, and casting out into the river in concert. Everyone gets into the rhythm, or they don't (and get their lines cut). LOL Try bleeding them as soon as catching (cutting the gills). Also, roast the heads and pick out all the meat. The cheeks are delicious, and a lot of good/tender meat on the heads. Love the scoop method for getting all that good meat for burgers! And the sushi looks too good!

[@JohnDoe-dw7or]

i cant believe they wouldnt bleed from the gills, thats like fish processing 101. also wish that they fillet better so there is less meat on the bones

[@terryjp3050]

@@JohnDoe-dw7or john doe, sitting on his butt watching other people live, oh john doe

[@wilcosec]

I’m surprised snagging is legal there. Its considered unsportsmanlike and is illegal in most US states.

[@childhoodprepper]

I suppose since its so well regulated in alaska as well as It is a source of food first and a sport maybe second.

[@UnrealChris]

Also illegal here in ontario canada.

[@koustfeiss]

Illegal in most of europe countries too

[@wilcosec]

I looked it up and it’s only legal in salt water in Alaska. Not legal in freshwater.

[@chrisbuck4955]

They catch u snagging here they take all your gear also

[@chrisdaniel1339]

Arielle, you should sharpen the edges of the ice cream scoop very sharp and it will make scraping the salmon much easier. I love that you and Eric do all the outdoorsy stuff together, hunting moose, fishing, winter camping, snowmobiling, collecting birch sap, etc. You are awesome!

[@user-mj8ml2vs5d]

I would have been so nervous dragging the fish up behind that kid who didn't look like he was paying attention behind him at all 😂

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Appropriate time to watch this video: yesterday the herring-season started in the Netherlands - as you may (not) know, we eat our herring more or less raw, with some onions or pickles, a white bun.

[@earthalydelights]

Oooh rollmops! There was a Dutch deli near where I grew up in Australia and their rollmops were the highlight of any visit to that shopping centre.

[@margreetanceaux3906]

@@earthalydelights Being very Dutch and addicted to fresh herring, I find the canned rolmops extremely disgusting - but that’s easy for me to say, with herring-stalls and -foodtrucks at every shoppingcentre.

[@margreetanceaux3906]

For those wondering about the Dutch and their raw herring: it’s street food - grab the tail and let gravity do its job. Here bravely shown by BBC correspondent Anna Holligan www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-33166980

[@theoneandonlyowl3764]

@@margreetanceaux3906 I can't imagine how good rollmops are fresh. Being introduced to them by my Dutch in-laws here in Aus. But, having fresh fish off the great barrier reef made into Nummus (cooked in lemon or vinegar, no heat, like rollmops). The shelf bought rollmops aren't bad. I'd be very strained to call these guys' 'cured' fish sushi though. Every sushi shop here serves their salmon raw, as it should be. Fresh is best, pulled straight from the river or sea and sliced thinly, mostly. Not that that's likely here (to get fresh fish), away from the coast for normal Aussie fish and I live too far from the salmon farms down in Tasmania. I do eat salmon often though, three times last week. I do love a feed of Kookwurst/rookwurst and sauerkraut, with some mashed potato, too. I first found that in the German beer halls back in '88 when we had the World Expo here. My grandmother on my wife's side made big clay pots of sauerkraut before she came out here in the '40s... she was a sweetheart. She made many good dishes from her homeland.

[@ajrob2888]

@Margreet Are you by any chance referring to that canned fermented fish "delicacy", storsrtomming(sp?). If you can get past the putrid smell, it's actually quite nice, same as a really stinky cheese, the taste is amazing. I've had it 3 times now. First two times were a complete fail, "insert gagging sounds", but the last time I got it down and it was very palatable, besides the smell of course. Cheers from Georgia, USA

[@rogerward9492]

The salmon in Alaska are a deeper reddish orange, compared with our salmon 🍣 in Scotland, I can’t wait to come to Alaska to do some salmon fishing.

[@mxlex9991]

Here in Sweden our wild baltic salmon is often almost colorless, really light pink but our smaller sea trout is red/deep red to the color.

[@connielikens3415]

Beautiful veggies! That salmon is making my mouth water!!

[@explorebc4x481]

It’s crazy that snagging is legal! Beautiful fish.

[@downunderfulla6001]

Everyone has their opinion. Personally it’s just a lure without the colourful body.

[@terencecampbell8363]

Salmon come out of the ocean to spawn and don't eat so they don't generally hit lures.

[@explorebc4x481]

@@downunderfulla6001 last time I fished sockeye in BC, which was a few years ago, you had to tie a piece of pink wool or something to the hook so it was technically bait. But we would floss, which is basically snagging. I’ve just never seen a fish legally kept being snagged in the back.

[@downunderfulla6001]

@@explorebc4x481 unfortunately I only know the regulations for my state of Australia. I do wonder how the native people caught fish throughout time

[@GS-jj5be]

@@explorebc4x481 Only in saltwater in Alaska. Anyway you can get them is legal. Freshwater has all sorts of regulation.

[@PoliteTeeth]

Yesssssss!!!!! The best notifications are from yall 🤩

[@JRS2248]

There you two go doing it again! Antagonizing me with all the fishing your doing. :)

[@robinbelgrave3554]

Its amazing that you 2 like salads so much. When I saw one from another video.. I wanted a fresh salad too.

[@martindorman4354]

I use to live in Homer, we called that combat fishing😀

[@bradpolmateer4266]

Lol ep

[@amybahner6384]

We called it killing fish and I was raised in Dillingham and Anchorage!!!! I love Alaska!!!!!

[@akfroggie2177]

And what they show here is nothing compared to what you get on the Russian River or Deep Creek, or dipnetting along the Kenai and Kasilof... Back in the 80s and 90s we used to go look forward to going every year, but now it's just too crowded.

[@tcanwell]

"Not everyone's a professional sushi eater" :)

[@ladydi4runner]

Beauties! 👏🏻🎣🎣🎣 NOW I’m hungry for some fish! Looks like Fish and Chips ON the dinner menu tonight!!!👊🏻🤣

[@msatour]

I really enjoy watching your videos .. they pull out any negative energy in me 😂😂😂.. Thanks a lot. 👏👏👏😍😍😍

[@stephenmcbride8859]

I was just there!! Good fishing!!

[@AylaBrown01]

Just wasting the bellies like that....ah! Its’ the best part. Smoked sockeye bellies are the best

[@akfroggie2177]

Agree!!

[@saltandpepper986]

Feeding an animal that feeds you, it all comes back around.

[@michaeljade4860]

I retire in 5 months from the service and I’m packing a bag and going to visit auntie and uncle of “simple living” 😁😎 and staying for a few weeks!!!! You guys are awesome!

[@eileenreardon7887]

I have to tell you that my dog enjoys watching your videos as much as I do.

[@jbuehler7255]

Sushi tip: you wanna dip the fish side of the piece in the soy sauce, not the rice. And you can put a little bit of wasabi on the fish before laying down on rice. And wrap the seaweed strip around the fish and rice! Like a little belt :)

[@nathanclay9694]

Oh yes! I usually just mix in my wasabi with the soy sauce!

[@troyleaf9146]

When I was a kid I LOVED the salmon cheeks. You get some awesome fatty meat out of them! EDIT: I very much still love them 😂

[@RolandLetendre]

You guys are so lucky to be able to use mother nature food store the way you do!

[@viedmond]

5:50am there looks like 7am in east africa. Love from kenya nairobi

[@EdwardDowner]

Small safety recommendation, freeze any meat you intend to eat raw at -4F for 7 days or -31F for 15 hours. This kills parasites in the flesh.

[@davidk4940]

To add to that...Freezing the meat does not kill the toxins if present. You can still get really, really sick. Eating raw 'meat' nowadays is not recommended. I used to eat raw oysters. After eating hundreds of raw oysters over many decades, I met my match and ended up very ill for many weeks. I wanted to...well...you get the drift. As I got older, I cook meat to at least 165F. Sushi is not on the menu anymore either. Sad.

[@mirandahoffman-giles9655]

100% this. Especially if you’re going to feed it to your dogs. My family dog growing up got salmon poisoning and he lived but it was not pretty.

[@theoneandonlyowl3764]

@@davidk4940 You guys must live somewhere with dirty polluted water. No problems on the great barrier reef down under. It's always seemed criminal to me to cook an oyster and fresh caught fish is perfect sushi. Sorry to hear about your illness.

[@davidk4940]

@@theoneandonlyowl3764 SW desert. No rain for two years. Lakes drying up. Sad situation.

[@theoneandonlyowl3764]

@@davidk4940 I'll put in a word to the big guy upstairs for you Dave. It's often either drought or flood down here... or bloody bush fires since the dispossessed tribes were no longer able to manage undergrowth with controlled burns only a couple of hundred years ago. Good luck over there mate. Bad health has me home bound in my older years. It's not how I envisioned getting older, but I pushed my body way too far for way too many years, along with some nasty accidents along the way.

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

Less than a minute uploaded and already 23 likes....w 4 views...Stellar. Your videos are awesome

[@huntakilla1234]

Oh man, the color of that salmon flesh. Beautiful. Thanks as always for the fantastic videos :D

[@chengkeattan2597]

They are great 👍. Living on their resources surrounding them.

[@slamsshenanigans2296]

So envious of what you guys eat!