Clam gulch bait herring are here.Good spring day with the smells of fish

That must be a scratch & sniff image

I see failed to post pic

Are the herring used for human consumption as in the past ?I saw a interesting photo of braided herring i think dried . i have heard of pickled herring but never tried it . Is it similar to a sardine ?

Canned herring are similar to canned sardines. Only way I've ate herring. They make good fish bait.

I've had pickled herring, smoked herring, canned herring, and creamed herring.
I enjoy them all, in small doses.

We braid and dry herring here in western alaska by the ton. Also make about 20 gallons of pickled herring and give away lots of it. Love herring its a great fish if you can figure out the bones.

Pickling takes care of the bones. Our favorite way to put them up.

I love Scandinavian style pickled herring; Russian style not so much.
Not enough vinegar and spices in the Russian style.
Also, forget the sour cream.

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Razor clams,

First bucket, after that my dirty ,muddy hands going nowhere near this phone

Finished product clams

Otter 3006,
I'd just forget the herring and stick with the razor clams; yum!

And, Tatiana, "herring under a coat" is the main way I've had them, not particularly my favorite dish (is that the one that has the purple colored beet coating on top?)
The recipe with the spices sounds good.

Bait herring resold along the Kenai penniusla

Dang I miss good razor clams. Been a lot of years since I dug them.

Otter ,I do thank you for this .

Can someone post a pic. of braided herring. Ate lots of fried, salt pickled and soaked, marinated, and kippered/smoked herring but what are braided herring?

They are braided into strings by the gills with basket weaving grass to dry.
My daughters grandma used to braid them and would give me a string of them. I always wanted to dip a braid in shellac and preserve it ,knowing it’s one of those skills that will be lost soon.
But alas I love dried herring and always ate them dipped in seal oil like they were meant to be.

Thurman might have pics or google might.

The book is by James Barker and titled "Always getting Ready " a real treasure with super pictures shows braiding by a lady . You will love it !

















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http://livebettermagazine.com/article/always-getting-ready-the-yupik-eskimos-of-southwest-alaska/

Cool, heres a picture

Ive said it before you should write a book! Heck other trappers have!

Thanks Tom , you know my daughter has been pressing me to do just that.
Perhaps when old age creeps a little closer I may try.

But if one was to read the several articles I wrote for the Alaska Trapper Magazine combined with my 3,423 post and pictures here on TMan it might actually be book.
Minus my rants of course:)

Then there is my YouTube videos as well.

Thanks Jeff. Yes dipping in seal oil here too but dying out like a lot of things. Must look up Barker's book Smith.

back in the 70s, we had something called blind robbins. i think they were herring fillets, dried and exremely strong flavored. available in stores and bars everywhere. definitely an acquired taste for sure. havent seen them in years. does anyone remember them, and are they still available.

Good thing they havent invented smell-a-internet yet

They're probably all long since sold but do you have any of those herring for sale?

I just helped Catch them
Jeff in ninilckik fishing fool charter has some, he also sales to other for resales along the sterling highway

Copy. Thanks.