We've BEEN Waiting YEARS for THIS!!!

[@billsmith7815]

Those are hatchery trout. If you keep feeding fish pellets to them they will get a lot bigger. Plus there is likely little food for them to eat. So less starvation losses.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... AL and GINA nice fishing 🎣 love watching your video homestead bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍

[@scottanderson2980]

you should either put a fountain in or an aerator

[@beverlystufflebeam5731]

My grandfather had several ponds of fish. We used to go out and throw out cornmeal for them. They knew when it was time. Grandpa used to tap the side of the coffee can he carried the corn meal in and the fish which where huge would come to the top. Such a great memory!

[@DRFischer-56]

I remember 1969 , and my grandfather worked in a fish hatchery in California, we were visiting from Minnesota for weddings, and we're able to take tour of the hatchery, it really left a impression on me, I am now 68 years old and I still remember that day. I will never forget that day. 💗

[@damogranheart5521]

Minnesota here! I love to visit a good bait shop. Haven't been to a fish hatchery yet. Seen DNR films on 'em though.

[@stanleyhaskell8207]

I worked at a fish hatchery for forty years. 😊

[@lonphillips7650]

Garlic pepper cinnamon, 33, % 33 % , 33 % .

[@blocka58]

Hi from an expat kiwi. Trout fishing is in my DNA. Smoked many Rainbow steelhead Trout using the following easy recipe. First cut the trout down the back leaving the belly flap intact. Lay the fish out flat on a rack skin down. Spread salt (not too much) over the flesh and follow this with brown sugar. Cover the fish and rack with tinfoil and leave over night. Trout has a very delicate flavour and heavy doses of herbs and Maple will mask this flavour. We use the hot smoke method with the trout laying flat on a rack and this smokes and cooks at the same time (usually around 15mins). Our smoker is the small portable smoker heated with metholated spirits in a small container. Watched your video trying to catch trout and if they are breaking the surface it means they are top feeding. In this case try using a fly fishing set up with nymph lures. The spinner you used is perfect for your little pond, cast it out and allow it to sink (depending on the depth) of the pond before winding in. Good luck. BTW largest Rainbow I ever caught was 15lb, sent it to a taxidermist, his premises was broken into that same night and my fish plus a lot of his gear was stolen. Don't know who was more heartbroken, me or the Taxidermist. Google "Tongariro River Trout" Cheers Lumnah Family.

[@waisangyau8653]

If you add some rocks to the pond and add some edible water plants such as and then section off part of the pond as a nursery area, by using the reeds to create a barrier to keep out the adult fish and plant some trees or bushes to create dappled shade, you would increase the chances of small fry surviving to adulthood and reduce your reliance on annual re-stocking. The fish will fertilise the water plants, but regular harvesting of the plants will keep it under control and you will create a aquatic permaculture system.

[@ianmoone2359]

If you butterfly fillet your trout you get no bones. We used to sell smoked trout to our 60 restaurants and they were all butterfly filleted. We had a deer farm and sold smoked venison to the restaurants as well.

[@Valerie_Dawn]

I've never smoked fish myself but I have canned salmon with my sister while her husband smoked the other half of a week's catch of salmon in the Straight of Georgia off of Vancouver island. One year, my niece gave me candied salmon for Christmas and it was so delicious!

[@cindybuck8994]

I like the way Gina talks to the fish. Ok there you go, back in the water.

[@saragriffiin5799]

Gina is too cute

[@cherylwo8475]

Love when you show Hope and Daisy!! 🥰💖💖

[@JamesKnighttx]

Good morning Lumnahs! Good morning all! My grandpa smoked a lot of fish when he lived in Alaska and then in Minnesota. His garage always smelled like smoked fish, oil and wood working. Weird combo but man I can still smell it to this day. What memories.

[@damogranheart5521]

Sounds like my granddad's garage in Northern Minnesota.

[@beverlyparrott3890]

More fish added, so let's go fishing. Hi Al and Gina. You got to figure out how to get the ones at bottom of pond. The big ones!❤😊

[@damogranheart5521]

Good 🌄 morning to the Lumnah Family and all visitors to the OGP site! Looks to be a bright, sunny morning today in Minnesota! I will be busier than a long-tailed cat in a porch full of rocking chairs. I have a class tonight to study for also. May all of our endeavors be blessed!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Al and Gina,you guys definitely 👍 needed the time out to do some fishing 😮😊❤

[@raymondheckard234]

Try using sweet corn for the rainbow trout or salmon eggs. also make sure you bury the hook tip with the bait, if rainbow feel the metal they will spit it out.

[@thomasbusinger1274]

Lake Erie walleye and steelhead trout are hot this year. Lots of great charters out on the lake.

[@jamest5149]

Eat the skins, if you cook it slightly hotter the skins become like crisps (chips) and have the most flavor… don’t throw the skins… if you don’t like them they are good for you dog as a flavoursome healthy chew snack

[@LumnahAcres]

Brutus loved the trout

[@cayminlast]

Here in SW Florida we are lucky enough to have lots of fish to choose from, but cold water Trout are one of my favorites.

[@jimstegman7396]

This year we stocked with white suckers to help control the algae. They seem to be doing a good job so far. We got them at Zetts Fish in Drifting PA

[@northernliving2387]

Hey Al, you need to make a fountain put in your pond.

[@irishheart4768]

Good Morning Family, glad to see you both enjoying your time together ❤️ don't like any kind of trout, but love fishing. I love my cod, or haddock. But you cant fish them here in Wisconsin. I agree with Gina would love to go deep sea fishing. God bless n stay safe and well.

[@gonzalezpandura]

The pond is so pretty this time of the year

[@jimmybutler1379]

THUMBS UP NICE TO DO SOME FISHING AND EATING FROM THE SMOKER ; AND YES THE GRASS IS GROWING GOOD, NICE TO ENJOY FISHING AND RELAXING FROM ALL THE WORK !...

[@Sandi_W]

Love seeing Hope again.💜

[@Heisstrong]

Hello Al & Gina, from David in Omaha. Stocking more trout? Nice! Fresh trout is awesome! Love watching your Podcasts with Jason and Ben. I wouldn't like cleaning out chicken coops either! Have a great rest of the day! Cheers!

[@annettegregg8654]

Hello David

[@ericwilliams1964]

Good morning David

[@damogranheart5521]

Hello, David! May your day be blessed!

[@damogranheart5521]

​@@annettegregg8654Hello, Annette!

[@normanlee3954]

Hi Al, The pond would benefit from a solar powered aerator fountain.

[@mgtmoffat8411]

A lovely setting for a day's fishing. Liked your smoker. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@MrsGisawesome]

great video - the pond looks awesome! Loved watching you relax and do some fishing!

[@elainedegoede6276]

My mouth was watering for the smoked fish. ❤

[@mattensenberger5600]

Like you, Al, I love a good smoked trout. If you are looking for other recipes, I would suggest doing a simple poach in the oven with some white wine, butter, thyme, orange slices, and some orange juice. Gut the fish, but leave the heads on. Lay each trout on a sheet of foil large enough to make a pouch that will steam the fish. Add salt and pepper, pats of butter, sprigs of thyme and orange slices in the cavity of the trout. Bring the foil together to fashion a pouch, but don't close it yet. Then add your white wine and some orange juice and close the pouch up completely. Place on a sheet pan (in case some of the liquid escapes) and put in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees. When they are done, you should be able to open the pouch carefully grab the head and slowly pull it down towards the ventral side of the trout and towards the tail. This will remove the spine and all of the rib bones. You may encounter a few bones, but the meat should be relatively bone free.

[@kylep292]

well done! the only thing I would add is a little butter inside or on top. you can also poach in a fry pan if an oven isn't available. just keep spooning the liquid over the flesh as it cooks.

[@domesti-city]

This is similar to how we cooked them; left out butter and wine, used salt & pepper, lemon slices and herbs of choice, and just baked them in the foil in the oven or on the bbq. One fish per packet. When the packet was very limp they were done. We stripped the bones the same way. Leaving the head on releases the oils into the fish and the flavor is outstanding. No wine needed. We used heavy duty foil to avoid tears in the packet.

[@davidgetchell3633]

Good morning Al, Gina and all the Lumnah family and friends. The grass is so green and thick, good to see Hope & daisy today, Azalea, Cookie, George and Miles all on fresh pasture this morning. When do we get to see some little piggies on the farm? Nice mess of trout, rainbow are Ok but I love the brook trout the best, give the stocked ones a year or two to get natural food in them and they are the BEST ! Have a good week.

[@stephenriley9084]

The way that your grass is growing on your new pastures is a tribute to your management and knowledge. I saw it before at the previous place too. The future looks good for opening up new fields. The secret to handling your lake trout is to just keep practising your filleting technique over and over until it becomes second nature. Oh! Yes. A very sharp fillet knife. I don't think that you have to brine your fish for so long. However, I can't taste it from here in Scotland to advise!😂. I would keep a record of what you do each time to perfect the right routine for your tastes. Regards, Stephen.

[@damogranheart5521]

Hello there, from Minnesota! Where abouts in Scotland? My grandmother said it was beautiful!

[@stephenriley9084]

@@damogranheart5521 I'm on Peebles in the Scottish Borders. It is very picturesque! Regards, Stephen.

[@damogranheart5521]

@stephenriley9084 Well now! I looked it up, and it sounds wonderful! Not that far from Edinburgh. My kin come from around the Glasgow area.

[@normanschillerstrom1226]

It looks like the Brookies were a little over done in the picture but what I do is just smoke them after an overnight soak then pick all the meat off and add it to some cream cheese, mix well and you have a smoked fish dip. It’s great 👍🏻 I caught a limit of Brookies last week. Stream trout spawn on gravel beds not so much on sand. 👍🏻

[@margaretbedwell3211]

It is great to see you out at the pond, having a good time at your favorite sport. I am not a big fish eater but I do love trout. I prefer mine pan fried, but to each his own. At least you had fun and got to use your smoker again. Have a Blessed day.

[@glengillis7775]

Good day. Nothing better than a day fishing. Good job on the smoking. Your milk cow was looking for the good stuff growing in the grass. She is a fussy eater like you say. Thanks for the video

[@CC-Rider4564]

I'm late BUT MY FAVORITE NH OFF GID KZbin FAMILY! GOOD EVENING AL, GINA, OLIVIA AND SUBSCRIBER FRIENDS. I pray everyone has a blessed week and weekend ahead! 😁👍

[@tonygrimes13]

Hello CC.

[@JDLarge]

Just got my second wind watching you guys enjoying my favorite pastime, so that means it time to re-spool my untralite rods and take my grandson fishing! Sure he’s only three, but last fall he caught and landed a four and a half pound largemouth himself. He was a little sad to let it go afterwards but such are the lessons on catch and release🥹 This time we’ll keep and eat some yummy trout. There’s nothing quite like trout and eggs over a campfire for breakfast, with a nice steaming mug of Lumnah sunrise coffee too of course😉As always, thanks for taking us along…✌🏼

[@damogranheart5521]

Best fishing in the world is with your children and grandchildren!

[@genewileyopa]

Good morning Lumnah family. Do you fish very often for the trout? Another enjoyable video. Thank you so much. Have a great week.

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Gene. When we have the time we love going up Anan doing some fishing

[@damogranheart5521]

😀👋🏕

[@anniefraser2599]

sure enjoyed many smoked fish! fun watching you both fish in your pond! Happy Days! 👏😄☀️🤗🥰🙏💨🐟

[@gingin21jr]

Have a great day to all in the Lumnah Universe

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Juergen - thank you kindly! Wishing you the same!

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Gin

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

Good morning Juergen! 👍🏾🤩🐶

[@gingin21jr]

@@TheKamakuraGardener good evening to Japan

[@gingin21jr]

@@samvalentine3206Hi Sam, hope you will have a great week

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Good morning Al and Gina. 🥰 I enjoyed your fishing and smoked fish video. Spending time at your pond must be one of the blessings of living out in the woods. 🌳🎣🌳 Have a wonderful day!

[@damogranheart5521]

👋

[@marymigliore3396]

I'll take your word for it being good . I, myself am not a seafood eater !! I LOVE YOU ALL !!!! 🥰 🥰 🥰

[@tonygrimes13]

Trout are from fresh water not seafood!

[@38robert01]

Hallo Al, a tip for the next time when you want to smoke fish. Try to put the fish in are on a piece of chicken wire and than in the smoker. You have less chance that they fall apart.

[@StoneKathryn]

Sounds like a good tip! Have a great week!

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

Good Day from Kamakura, Japan! 🇯🇵 Hello Lumnah Acres Family & Friends! Have a great Tuesday everyone!👍🏾🤩🐶

[@samvalentine3206]

Good evening, Robert and Haru - hope you can rest now!

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Robert

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

@@samvalentine3206 I wish! I’m still working. 😅

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

@@LumnahAcres👍🏾🤩🐶

[@gaylewatkins4685]

@TheKamakuraGardener Good morning Robert. 🥰 I hope you have a lovely day.

[@chrisoakey9841]

have you considered creating a few floating islands the fish can swim under. the birds roost and poo. this feeds the fish.

[@michellejaggard9657]

I like to cook mine under the broiler with butter salt and lemon juice. We catch out trout in New Mexico in the rivers. I live in Texas. You stand in the river and fish, the water is cold and just above the knee to mid thigh!

[@jetman258]

Down here I went out on party boats from Delaware. Always loved the sea bass n flounder. But anytime fishing is a good thing.

[@kayashmore4296]

Gina I love to see you protecting yourself so you can have fun & catch some good eating fish. You get them girl!

[@brokenmeats5928]

I love ALL Lumnah Acres videos!

[@clarencewiles963]

I hope you saved some fish for your supper. Have you considered bailing your grass. With all the roads, and fields you have quite a lot of options.

[@sharonyoung8251]

I prefer small pan size rainbow trout. Cook it by the creek or river where it’s caught. Went camping in central Michigan. Yum.

[@annietind262]

My daughter adds grape jelly to her prep sauce. Makes it really sweet flavored. 😋 I'm not one for all that type of stuff, but I really like hers.

[@hmarc417]

If you had a vacuum sealer, you could have used the marinating setting, to infuse a deeper flavor before smoking.

[@luzsolis6893]

Those fish look sooooo good!! 🎣🐟

[@TravusCooper]

Good morning, and have a wonderful day

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Travus!

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Travus

[@damogranheart5521]

🏕👋😀✨️

[@robinminnesota5491]

Fishing is BIG here in MN.. Opening day is like a huge party. Even the Gov. drops a line at a resort

[@samvalentine3206]

That sounds fishy! (just kidding!)

[@StoneKathryn]

@@samvalentine3206 It's almost always Mother's Day weekend so lots of fishing "widows" every year here in Minnesota! I think it's a conspiracy! Have a great weekend Sam!

[@damogranheart5521]

Ah, but mothers can fish without a license on Mother's Day. Also, you can take your mom to the shooting range for free 😊 Start the day fishing, break for lunch, hit the range, and then out for dinner! My idea of a perfect day!

[@StoneKathryn]

@@damogranheart5521 I did not know that! Now I'll go fishing every Mother's Day from now on. I'm a transplant to Minnesota from 1988 and no one ever told me that. I love to fish. I keep a fishing rod in my trunk. Things you never hear about! Thanks for the info!

[@claudetteraymond8710]

Al and Gina you need natural worms are best. any kind of bugs in the ground and garden, If you put some in the river they will more mosquitoes and other bugs and can put some minnows also

[@sandygrant9220]

Thinking if you sprinkled a little maple sugar onto the fish before smoking it that would retain the sweetness. We buy a maple, garlic salt at the canning company in Littleton and our family likes that seasoning alot. That might work well on the fish as well.

[@jeanhelliwell8160]

Oh wow, such beautiful grass up next to the pond, what a shame you don't have something grazing up there,

[@jtdamomma]

If you smoke a salmon, be sure to cold smoke it, otherwise you have a lot of fat that rises in the fillet (also make sure to leave skin on, on one side). It stays firmer cold smoking it.

[@annetunstall967]

Brook trout will breed if you have a shingle bottom in your pond. They like to spawn near the springs.

[@StoneKathryn]

Good tip. Maybe they can get that to work. Have a great week!

[@dmorgan28]

Good morning Al and Gina. Love your pond. It’s about the same size as ours. 👍❤️

[@lanetteprice7508]

Good morning everyone from West Virginia

[@gregsecore9625]

Absolutely Al there is nothing like watching the kids fishing I used to love that so much when my three boys was beside me fishing, I didn't care if I caught a fish all I cared about is spending quality time with them that is a beautiful memory for me. Also I want to say I had a friend what he did for their trout would breed he brought a big backhoe in dog all dug all the way along one side of the pond very deep then he had a truck full of sand come in and he dumped it all along that side and his trial breed, maybe something to think about in the future. But I'll tell you this man have you got a homestead that is one beautiful piece of property

[@stevestormssr5492]

Pond is looking good. Nice to see the green grass around it is filling in good. I was wondering if you have considered expanding the pond at all? That would be a great job for the mini excavator! Rocks allowing!

[@thirdeyelabs]

You can probably stock Kokanee Salmon. They are in some ponds and lakes in Colorado.

[@shadegarden7375]

Gina that is a cool hat/bug guard!! Yay, I found it on Amazon 👏🏻👏🏻😃

[@deniseharris9363]

Glad you got to enjoy some free time! I KNEW that fallen piece of fish should go to Brutus!!! Great!

[@michaelchamberlain4618]

You should get a rake and Bailer for that grass.

[@vincentalaimo7527]

Outstanding Brother!

[@philh82]

Al I was watching BamaBass, and he mentioned that he uses tilapia in his big ponds to control the algae population. You should check into this. For your pond. FYI

[@Sandi_W]

Good evening Lumnah family 💜

[@ericwilliams1964]

Goooooood mooooorning AL, Gina and Olivia fellow viewers and all my friends Hoodie from Jamaica 🇯🇲. Wow, before you know it, we will be hearing the need for a processing plant

[@damogranheart5521]

🤣✨️

[@answatkins4677]

Wond it look better if you clean out under the tree s you will be able to look further into the woods around the pond. It's really beautiful out there.

[@shirleymoore4885]

Good Morning Lumnah Acres always a good day when ya can go fishing so peaceful and the fish looked so good I don’t have a smoker but I love to always try new recipes you guys need to go stripper fishing a lot of meat on them and I love to cook them in pancake batter ❤

[@StoneKathryn]

Good morning Lumnah family from a clear morning in Elmwood WI! The rooster is crowing, the sun isn't up yet. Good morning viewers. More fish! Wow, you have to stock them. That makes sense. I like the rainbow trout the best. Yum, smoked fish! The cow shelter moved really well. It was 88F degrees here yesterday and humid! Azalea and Cookie look happy on the new pasture. Using the old Kubota for mowing the grass around the fishing hole. Good catch Gina. It looks like you guys had fun fishing. Really early in the day and at sunset are good times to fish. Good looking fish guys. Yum, candied trout in the smoker. Nice brining in the bag. Too bad the one fish fell down. I bet Brutus would take care of that? Those smoked fish look delicious. Yay, Brutus does get it! Thanks for this video Lumnah family!

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Kathryn - take care!

[@gaylewatkins4685]

@StoneKathryn Good morning to you too. I hope you have a wonderful week. 🤗🥰

[@damogranheart5521]

May you have a great week and fantastic June!

[@StoneKathryn]

@@damogranheart5521 Thanks, you too!

[@douglasbooker8330]

Good morning everyone! AL & Gina & Ms. Olivia. Fishing tournaments at the OGP. God Bless.

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Doug

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Douglas - Thank you and may you also be blessed by The Lord

[@calvinjohnson7806]

The pond looks great nice to see it again thanks and have a great day

[@MelissaMalzahn]

We use to smoke salmon and suckers. We used apple juice instead of water for our brine. Alder and Hickory wood chips. I never like smoked fish but my late husband and son loved it. I was the one that made the brine and smoked them though..😂❤❤

[@Dag12324]

the only lure I use is an all-white rooster tail. fresh or salt water. nothing can resist it. it's a freshwater lure but it still catches speckled trout in the ocean/Tampa Bay. try it some time

[@debbieroll5198]

The grass you cut around the pond you can feed that to the cows

[@timwolters1969]

The Grass is looking so good

[@robertworman4355]

Good morning Al, Gina, Olivia and all the Lumnah friends and extended family.

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooood morning

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Robert! 👍

[@damogranheart5521]

Hey, there! I hope that you have a very pretty day!

[@pampilgrim2274]

Good morning, Al and Gina! I am enjoying the dark roast this morning. I believe it has become my favorite. YAY! I got to see Hope!!!

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Pam!

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Pam. Glad your liking the in the woods dark roast. I’m drinking the cold brew this morning

[@damogranheart5521]

👋😀😀

[@annettegregg8654]

Hello from Wexford Ireland, 🇮🇪

[@Heisstrong]

Hello Annette!

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning, Annette! Back home now, I see. Hope you had a good time in Florida!

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

Good morning Annette! 👍🏾🤩🐶

[@ericwilliams1964]

Hello Annette, how are you

[@annettegregg8654]

@@ericwilliams1964 Hello Lloyd Suffering from jet lag 🙄

[@Hosty_Tim]

Goooooooooooood afternoon, Al & Gina!

[@mikewieggers3139]

I'm surprised you don't have the kayaks down at the pond for fishing. Jig over the side in the deeper water, might catch the bigger trout. Cheers!

[@arthurhouston3]

Were is your pond auto feeder?

[@stanleygallman7800]

Always a pleasure ☺️

[@Kyle-tt2mq]

Hi Al. It looks like you have some phragmites growing on the side of your pond. You might want to dig them out. It will take over your pond. It is a invasive species

[@paulhinton.210]

If you need to put back some fish in the water you should try with baberless hooks so fish have à better chance to survive also wet your hands when handeling the fish. ❤

[@d.a.tsun5104]

Where I came from people put fish in pressure cooker to soften the bones. But with softened bones, the meat may no longer hang in the smoker so you will have to use grate trays.

[@lindajohnson4204]

When I used to daydream about a farm pond, I wanted to stock it with (1) bluegill and sunfish, to get it started; (2) catfish to get it stocked wirh a good, larger fish; and (3) striped bass="stripers"!! It is an ocean fish, but since it swims upstream in rivers to spawn, it can stand living in fresh water. They are delicious fish! They are stocked in lakes here in Tennessee, but they might not do well in a shallow pond, since in hot weather, the warmer water can lose its oxygen. Warm water can't hold as much oxygen as cold. That's why there are more fish in the Grand Banks than in the Bahamas.

[@ledesclos5321]

Living and learning all the time.

[@GirdHerd]

Al, Have you thought of stocking the pond with catfish as well? They're bottom feeders and I think they would love that pond but I'm no fish expert.

[@DrtERotinBasstrd]

Good evening, everyone!!

[@johnnylgulledge6899]

Self sufficient living! I like it !

[@samvalentine3206]

Good morning Lumnah Family and friends - I trust all is well with you and yours! Here's to a great week! We found rainy days were good for fishing... for some reason we had better luck when it was raining.

[@douglasbooker8330]

Good morning Sam.

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

Good morning Sam! 👍🏾🤩🐶

[@LumnahAcres]

Goooooood Morning Sam.

[@samvalentine3206]

@@douglasbooker8330 - Good morning, Douglas!

[@samvalentine3206]

@@TheKamakuraGardener - Howdy Robert!

[@kathycrook1913]

Good morning guys!