STUFFED Fish, Fried then SMOKED!! Catch and Cook IN ALASKA!!!

Made up this recipe while on the boat coming back to the marina after a successful day of fishing. First day in Ketchikan, Alaska was a big success. Day two will be even more of a success! Keep an eye out for the next several videos because I think they'll turn out great! Recipe Below!!
For the recipe I used a large Rockfish fillet. Skinned it and butterflied it. Stuffed it with bacon, cheese and avocado. Next time I would probably hold off on the avocado. I coated that with batter and put it in some very hot oil to crisp up the batter. The Rockfish meat was quite thick so after frying on both sides for 2 minutes it was still raw. Threw it in the smoker at a high temperature for 25 minutes and what we had was utterly delicious! You could really taste the smokey flavor! I'd highly recommend trying this recipe!!!
Big shout out and thank you to Alaska Strike Zone for making this trip possible. If you ever plan to visit Ketchikan, Alaska definitely hit them up for some great fishing. www.alaskastrikezone.com/
Also, thank you to Peter from Lighthouse Lures for coming along on the trip and providing a lot of the jig heads, swimbaits and jigs we used on the trip. The lure that I caught the big Lingcod and Cabezon on was the Mega Bites Mega Shad Tandem Single hook lure. Deadly! www.lighthouselures.com/
And of course the trip wouldn't be possible without knowing TJ and Jan. Thank you Jan for the awesome camera work! Great to see you guys again!! / itsareeladdiction
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[@sickofeverything6413]

What!!!??? No butter??? Matts...you feeling ok buddy?

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@@Gilvids that didnt work out and I'm glad it didnt

[@manofrice1058]

@Legendarysuper SavageRocklee who are my otter e's and why are they clogged?

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@@manofrice1058 wtf you talking about

[@AlexSaeteurn916]

Deep fried and then smoked? Damn that looks delicious 🤤

[@FishermansLife]

It was damn good! Next time I'd do it without the avocado though

[@capo337g]

Maybe cold smoke then deep fry to maintain the crisp on the batter

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@@capo337g With Apple+Cherry Woods! Cor-D-Lane ID Style! Mmmm

[@changlee1196]

@@capo337g Deep fry, smoke, then fry again with another layer of batter?

[@Chiefpilot414]

"ITS REALLY GOOD." dude its always a huge confidence boost when you try something and folks really like it. Awesome man

[@alexklaumenzer8447]

There's 3 constant great things in life... Butter Avocado & Quality Fisherman's Life Videos

[@lastoneleft5945]

its 2:20 am in Vancouver! I have work! I havent slept! who cares! Fishermen’s Life is uploaded!!!!!

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Paul Nguyen congrats, you live in a nice city

[@TheEjoy94]

brother i hope you can do some catch and cook king crab's for us.

[@FishermansLife]

Wish I could too

[@mluc1111]

Hook up with one of the boaters goes out to the Bering Sea for king crabs

[@TheEjoy94]

@@FishermansLife the Fisherman's Life puzzle's completed if you done it.. Btw Looking Forward to your next video!

[@zukitori5442]

King crab is my #1 next to blue and snow crab 😫

[@almualim7218]

Fisherman's Life come on up here to Norway because i dont think there’s a fishing limit for king Crab.

[@jeremievargas8111]

Imagine going to fish with the locals cooking their local fish and preparing it a Cali style way and blowing their minds, this the ultimate compliment and you should be proud dude 🤙🏽

[@sidyajv]

Man, it feels so good when you enjoy it along with your friends

[@simrichard]

Hi Robert! Remember Eli and Richard? We were with you when we almost landed that 50 pound king salmon in August. Good seeing you with fisherman’s life! And TJ and Jan!

[@scootbacksome3245]

I doubt that any of us mind if the video gets long. Keep up the great work!

[@kellywaggoner6703]

scoot backsome Right?! I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@sempernarc]

You may be the nicest KZbin fisherman ever. That and the quality of videos is why you're in my top 3 channels of any category. Thanks for entertaining us all, and showing us west coast fishing that's so foreign to us east-coasters!

[@chimpes]

Man this guy content it’s pure gold, love he always has all the angles on camera!

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You know its gonna be good day when fisherman's life uploaded

[@DonGrigorianFishing]

I was gonna sleep but who cares about work right!!?

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Dons Adventures lol me to

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Yeah fuck work

[@EzAngloARTS]

yeah! but i watch youtube on office, so

[@jessepinkman3075]

Fuck work

[@veronicam2942]

Why do I always leave your channel wanting more?! Almost 20 minute video just flew by. That’s when you know, it’s good.

[@DJPhosperity]

catching fishes all day is definitely not boring. that's what we're here for

[@catchncookcalifornia1574]

Glad you showed how to send a rockfish back down when it's swim bladder is all inflated. I bet many folks did not even know it could be done. Also great to see TJ and Jan again! I remember sitting on the couch with a broken kneecap, while chain-watching your vids a couple years back when they first appeared on your channel.

[@LedoChris]

How can people give this guy a thumbs down on his videos? This is great fishing content

[@BioGateway]

Makes channel about learning how to, and watching him, fish. “You guys will probably get bored of watching me fish, so I’ll skip to the house.” Matt, it’s what we want you goober! The cooking is just icing!

[@PEPATX512]

I knew a piece would fall cus my mouth was watering seeing y'all eat 😭

[@jasonpetz5521]

Let's get this guy to a million subscribers!! Great videos with great catching and cooking Technics!!

[@neilsshed2755]

Bro. I've been watching you since around 10k, after you mentioned that I checked your current sub count and it absolutely blew my mind. Happy as larry for you mate! great fisherman. Keep it up!

[@deaucey]

one of the few youtube channels that i can watch religiously always good content and gotta be one of the chillest sounding people on the planet haha

[@mikey1565]

What a nice company there, i think all poeple you had met or grew up with are awesome man. That's blessing

[@MrMainStreaming]

8:25 Imagine just minding your own business trying to get lunch when you get snatched up and verbally assaulted by everyone on a boat.

[@kameronwilson1882]

Their just like. "What an ugly fucking fish sh it should just kill itself 😂😂😂😂😂

[@javanrivas9714]

lmao nbs

[@Nomidfarms]

Lol I can’t believe he said “I know catching fish all day like this is gonna be boring for you” Bro helllllll no it wouldn’t be. It would be awesome to just sit here and watch you catch fish after fish after fish. That’s the type of stuff we wanna see besides the dope catch and cooks you always do. Those are always awesome to chill and watch.

[@MrPimpinLimpin]

Best fishing channel on KZbin! Best fishing channel... Period!

[@dvance502]

Responsible fishing. So awesome to see. Mad props! Keep living it to the fullest!

[@danangdickblumenthal5138]

I'm glad you're living the life and sharing.

[@lifeofeels8271]

You're living the life, Matts...good fishing, good friends and family! It's so awesome to watch your fishing adventures that you have been recently doing. And you're getting close to a million subs! So awesome to see that👍🙂

[@michaelchavez6428]

I love Ketchikan! I was there a few years back for work. There are such friendly people there. I went to mike’s elbow room and asylum for some drinks with the locals. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to fish while I was there, but now I get to live viciously through you hahaha great content, man 🤘🏼

[@SuperPhester]

Great job Fisherman's Life, Really enjoy your fishing expeditions and cook outs.

[@Dedeypsm]

I live here in Alaska and have watched you for a year now! Enjoy your time here in Alaska.

[@kthen3362]

Never went fishing before but your the best fisherman channel on KZbin

[@timothyjohnson4885]

Just when I can’t sleep, you upload!! #insomniasquad 😎🤘

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5am in East coast

[@trentsimmons343]

Full moon is fucking with people heavy

[@BEASTPATRON]

damn couldnt sleep all night either its 6 am right now

[@krypticsentinel]

Brian Francis seriously, turning the phone off won’t help me I’ll just be tossing and turning all night

[@timothyjohnson4885]

Brian Francis literally doing that won’t help. I’ve been falling asleep around 9-10 usually, and waking up at a decent time in the morning. Around 9-10? Literally the past couple nights I haven’t gone to sleep since 1-2 in the morning. Idk if it’s the heat in California, but I can’t fall asleep and it’s definitely not my fucking phone 😒

[@msc7816]

Hey Matts- thanks for sharing your vacation with us

[@silverback3225]

I remember going back and watching your old videos when I found your channel loved your fishing competitions

[@shotgunaaron]

WTG Matts! Glad you hooked up with TJ and Jan. Miss those old episodes... may just have to watch them again.

[@Opaleye]

Alaska!! I hope I could go there and fish before I die :)

[@TheSpeedholic]

Me too.One of my bucket list right there.Go fishing in Alaska.

[@bobbyboi5414]

Lucky for me I live here so it's just a trip to go fishing 😁

[@Opaleye]

@@bobbyboi5414 Wow thats awesome haha

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If you truly want it, get it. You will find a way.

[@Opaleye]

@@loverboy18k Definitely. If I cant find a way, I will make a way to go fishing in Alaska :)

[@brandonGCHACHU]

What a beautiful day of fishing. Nice group of people too

[@avail1.]

their ideas of how it tastes could humbling?? nice job!!👌👍

[@wiscomitch3412]

That looked amazing at the end! I rarely eat fish but your videos are seriously making me want some!

[@billylallen2662]

Excellent, looks like a great time with friends. Fresh fish is always good.

[@michaelpowers9259]

Man, I really like these videos. Guys out havin' a good time, camaraderie, focused, then good eating with the family. LOVE IT! Man, you have some awesome adventures.

[@thomasforbestv5388]

Great group of people and good looking meal with new idea's.

[@LonganLee]

Luxurious fishing trip!

[@asianroll]

That’s some good fishing! Always a good time fishing with friends enjoy the outdoors

[@calamity560]

This is really nice, a group of friends drinking, fishing and eating together.

[@jijaji3160]

Would be more fun if they had girl to play in bed too

[@johngabrillo2943]

dude. I can literally sleep to your voice. your voice is so relaxing for some reason I watch you sometimes at night when I can’t sleep and next thing you know 😴

[@HeadEnterprise]

I'm actually fishing rn while watching this lol. Its relaxing. Make me feel like ima catch a fish soon but no bite all night 😫

[@worksmagic89]

This video was very relaxing to watch after a long day at work

[@gradybrowning3976]

I have to say that recipe turned out better than I thought it would!!!👍

[@harlandvaught1177]

Very awesome video totally amazing when I tell you beautiful fish I'm in love with the tiger striped one you called so many names that I couldn't keep up they're all very beautiful fish the videos and pictures does not do justice you have to be there as far as I can see nothing but amazing action and that combination of filleting the fish adding avocado cheese bacon double dipping in batter frying it last but not least smoking it at the end simply amazing combination thank you so much for sharing I really appreciate the videos

[@rustyblair7515]

Fish On! Fish On! Fish On! is never boring with a rod and reel in hand.

[@elibrojo9870]

Hey man, ive watched almost all of your videos and theyre one of the biggest reasons that ive been so into fishing lately. keep it up man!

[@406crusader4]

Awesome idea! I LOVE IT!

[@bwcok7947]

Never bored with catching

[@ForrestMillerMusic]

Awesome! Looks like such a fun time

[@drakeamspacher8979]

Love the videos! I was about to sleep before I got the notification! Always a must watch whenever a video comes out

[@jeremy-vx8ql]

that into so wholesome i love it!

[@LucidStorm101]

Love when you come up with the crazy new recipes

[@tshow0811]

Yesss...I'm so happy right now

[@bonzo230]

Glad you kept that recipe healthy and left the butter out..

[@kabaowie6024]

You know it’s good when no one can talk! Good job Matt.

[@dforos817htexas7]

I know nothing about fishing but for some reason I can’t stop watching ur vids man haha

[@kazzmo1]

Awesome group of guys...wish I was on that boat.

[@D34dbox_21]

Dude I remember him. He was really cool and chill. Hope you had a great time

[@edsoccer14]

These fish are insane this is the coolest trip you’ve been on

[@akmudbite1840]

I live in Ketchikan, heading out fishing tomorrow! Hope you have a good day fishing!

[@Jrcarlos4]

Love this channel. Your Catch and Cook videos are great please keep it up 💪

[@ReneC77]

That looks amazing!

[@peacefulsurfer]

well that made my double/overnight shift a hell of a lot better.

[@antlersoutdoors9103]

Alaskan fishing trip is on the bucket list!

[@Kimdoy86]

When that camera zooms in to the rod... You know it's about to go down

[@MarvinDSancho2011]

looks amazing

[@JesusChrist.IsTheOnlyWay]

Yall are amazing, God bless 🙏🏼🙏🏼💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@pacificconstructionradiant168]

Another great vid! Always psyched for the next one! Strong work!!

[@gerardddd]

Your videos are stress relievers.

[@lannaboy1984]

Welcome to Alaska!!! Looks like fun!

[@deewhyy7012]

Good friends are hard to keep. Kudos

[@andrewnowotarski9037]

I still cant believe ur not at a million your one of the nicest realest youtubers but thats just how it is will get there soon

[@jayny5472]

Looked like a fun time. Nice catches

[@gilbertdominguez7033]

Love all your videos, alot of good information you give out..keep them coming I'm hooked..

[@chrisy.8789]

Yay for another video, especially in Alaska. I would love to try that “upgraded fish and chips.”

[@liamferguson24]

I’ve only fished around 10 or 11 times in my life but I love you vids and when you cook them

[@erikruiz5004]

i miss the rainbow trout catch and cooks

[@lilmanop]

Cant wait for the next part of the Alaska series

[@desmondh.6796]

Glad to see your latest upload. Greetings from So Cal.

[@floridamanj2332]

Another great video I always look forward to these I've told all my friends who like fishing to check you out!

[@hiker57]

I fried some halibut my friend gave me from Alaska and it was great! I just used your original recipe of “butter”......YUM! Love your videos!

[@zcarguy07]

Love the video! And great recipe!!

[@bobbysweeney5377]

I need to be getting ready for work , but can't stop watching!!!

[@KeeVaj605]

This is fishing paradise wish I was here

[@kylebaker1220]

I love how this channel keeps gaining in subs.... I remember the early days under 100k... Wow.. Congrats Matt!!!

[@NecroMancer84]

Not sure why Matts think we would get bored watching them catch fish. I could have watched that whole day of them fishing uncut no problem. I wish on his other channel he would upload full days of fishing good or bad.

[@elroc1]

Alaska is amazing

[@greshond3]

So nice, great catch. love your video's.

[@hitmonkey2984]

No, I didn't watch this long ago. I just happened to binge watch the hell out of your channel.

[@coultermain3801]

Do more like this!! Love the creativity! Little challenge for you! Make your life just a little harder 🤘😋

[@adamwatson0304]

Love ur channel just a dude from the hood never experienced this but have because of you