Hey Outlander, it’s a big place and not all of it requires freezing :) I was twenty years in Southeast (Sitka) and am going back up as soon as possible (currently in Colorado). Sure there’s rain like you’ve never experienced before but when the sun comes out, it’s truly unbelievable. Also, you can’t hardly starve or die of thirst.. pretty much, if you can still fall down and chew, (it may not taste great) you’re gonna live 👍🏼. Get there as soo as you can. Good luck!
@@widgets-widgets5210 even the sections that don't freeze like Sitka are overpriced and not worth it. You can get all the Salmon you want and have a better quality of life in the Northwest. Plus you don't have a brain dead Republican Gov that is destroying the state and running out big business.
@@mrg09211976 70 degrees in Alaska is like 90 degrees in Texas? Are you drunk? Texas also has different climates and humidity so I'm not sure which one you are referring to? To each their own I guess....
@@Yakuzachris10 actually if you knew how the body heated from the various angles of the sun you would understand that comment. FYI, Alaska has several different climates as well, and more variation than Texas.
You two have settled into Alaskan life so beautifully. And thru your VERY hard work have created a homestead you should be very proud of. LOVE your videos.
@@donaldmiller8629 LOL you might be right, but they have talked about their decision to move and live in Alaska before. They were both working, but at the end of the day/week just had no time or energy to do the fun stuff in life.
I found your channel a month ago because I like gardening channels (our whole front yard is a veg garden) and you guys have become one of my favorite channels to watch. I enjoy every single show. You both have a natural easy charm and don't make over complicated videos which I really appreciate.
For a couple of Cheechakos your getting everything right. A cheechako is someone who has moved here from anywhere else and still has their accent from say Alabama or Missouri and have not lived here for some say twenty years and others come in at anywheres from a year to ten years... some natives claim you have to be born here.... I have lived here longer than all other places combined and never leave state. My heart was so happy when I wasn't a "new comer" but to be truthful, if a limit be necessary then a year would be somewheres near right. Its a heartfelt thing about this state being home above all other places you have stayed or lived. I hope that in my heart that this is your home and that you never leave. I know lots of people save up for when they retire that it will be in Arizona or warm state. Most all return as it really isn't the same when it gets into you. My favorite is the King but reds and silvers are second as its hard to decide and pink is dog food or bait.... I used tons of it for a garden and it did not work well but I think that I overwhelmed it with the fish. After a couple years it got better but no more furt for a while
I was tempted to throw out the cheechako information, but as I’m currently out of state, it’s just not right. I’ll be back as soon as possible though. 👍🏼
Awe...ya'll made me cry seeing Seward again. I use to work on my Uncle''s Commercial Fishing Boat out of Seward....dang I miss my Uncle! I fished Halibut season & king crab.....so dangerous....but I was young and fearless!
You are one of the TH-camrs that inspired me to start my own channel on sustainability! We live on a single acre with plenty of zoning ordinances restricting the type of lifestyle we can live. However, we are doing everything we can to live a lifestyle of self-sufficiency and documenting our journey here on TH-cam. We currently have gardens, orchards, a vineyard, chickens, honeybees and hope to one day install a solar system to go off grid. I love your channel, keep up the inspirational work!
I always get excited when I see a video from you guys. I'm 22 and saving up to someday and hopefully very soon be able to live like this. I've long felt that this is the true way to live life. Self sustained, debt free and far away from the stress of "society" and normal jobs where you are only working your life away to pay for rent for someone else for a house you don't even own. I don't mind working hard at my own land, to grow and harvest my own food. You are a true inspiration!
Man, y'all are going to be eating very well this winter and beyond. You might need another freezer to hold all of the delicious meat you have harvested.
Alaska is a natural freezer. What is that lake and area called? @Simple Alaska Living. Very beautiful. Thx for including the drone footage. It is obvious that clean eating gives you the abundance of energy that humans used to have before our food supply was industrialized, sprayed, genetically modified and purified.
Bo and Bandit look so comfy in the back, laying on their blankets with the warmth of the sun on them...makes me sleepy just looking at them! 😂 I love the photography you do on your trips and at home, very nice!
I really enjoyed the part of the video where you tasted and discussed the food together. We often see the finished meal, but getting your in-depth discussion about the food you've worked so hard to grow/catch and prepare is very interesting as well. It's great to see your excitement about developing new techniques and recipes. Great addition to your videos and I'd love to see more.
Seward was indeed beautiful. The jarred salmon looked great as well as the suchi and the meal with steamed veggies. It's always a treat watching you guys cook.
Loving your videos! I am unable to do what I would like in life due to a disease with chronic pain. I am around your age too. You are doing what I would love to do, so in some way, I feel like I am doing those things by watching. Be Blessed and feel Blessed that you are healthy and strong and have eachother 💙 Keep up the good work!
This comment touched me. So glad you could find joy through this. I pray God will bless you with strength and energy to live the fulfilling life you desire. I can tell you are a beloved and beautiful soul. God bless❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽
Big mistake, on my part. Started watching about an hour before dinner. By the time you got to the sushi ... I was STARVING. Looked so good! Good job, you guys. Next year, grow some horseradish!
Nice you guys. It's been a long long time since I have had fresh salmon and the last time I did any snagging was over 40 years ago in Michigan for King Salmon when it was legal. Thanks for this video it brought back some good memories 😁
Having smoked and canned for many years I like to brine of 1 part non iodized salt and 1 cup brown sugar. Brine for 4 hours. Air dry. Put a few pinches more brown sugar on top then smoke. I also remove the skin if I’m canning once smoked. Dog loves the skin. (Dog also likes the salmon but I don’t want to spoil her so she just gets the skins) Smoking about half the normal time comes out more moist. But, there’s many ways to process fish. I like the way these two do many of their preserving. Good couple of kids. Thank you so much for sharing.
Eric I am always impressed with your cooking! You are a chef and I'm always impressed by how you hit all the major elements (salty, spicy, acidic, fat) with locally sourced caught/grown foods! That fishing looks amazing! Oh and Arielle is a badass, I'm sure you both know that...but just verifying we all agree!
Wow! That explains why for years I've been feeling like Wasabi just didn't make me as happy anymore as it used to. Gonna go find me some real Wasabi next chance I get :) Thanks for the info!
This is a great life... You have the internet, you have a clean head. The Passion and the free way to life like you want. Oh. This is awesome. Regards from Poland.
Cut the vodka and the parsley. ;) And you just have to grava the salmon for two days in the fridge. And after that it should keep for a couple of days. Gravad salmon is very common in Sweden and everyone serves it at the traditional smörgåsbord at christmas, easter and midsummer. Try this with baked potatoes: 200 grams of gravad salmon, 2 dl of creme fraiche or sourcream, 4 tablespoons of mayo, 1 tablespoon grated horseradish, 4 tabelspoons chives and a pinch of pepper. And don't forget you can also grava salmon that has been frozen.
My jeep had a skip in Seward,, stopped at the same gas station you were at.. Guy came out listened to the motor a couple minutes,, pulled it in & was fixed in no time think he charged 15 bucks he said all those Jeeps have crappy point system... Loved it there went on a coat ride ,, saw whales,, puffin,, big rock with a hole ,,,spent 3 or 4 days before going to Homer... One of the best months of my life on the Kenai & walking the Resurrection Pass.... I liked your area too,, Spent a month in your area,, looked at land on Big Lake & a couple Rivers near you,, still kicking my self.. Had 2 log cabins to build here & got caught up in life!! Summer of 93 i think.. Love your videos,, wish i could have helped with the root cellar!!Aloha
Salmon one of the best things in the world you can eat and I don't know if it's just the videos but Eric is looking like she's out hunting you in out fishing you but I don't think she can have cook you you're an excellent cook was such good fresh ingredients love the Drone shots great video💥😁👀🔥🐝
I think what I love about Alaska is that in one instant you can be in a town or city with modern everything and in 5 or 10 minutes you can be in total wilderness
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Hello from Florida. You both are an amazing couple. I just found you and subscribed. You 2 are living my dream! That food, especially the fish looks so yummy. The landscapes are breathtakingly beautiful.
@@shawglen Yes I understand this. Their climate may actually permit wasabi growth for a portion of the year. They grow real wasabi in Washington and Oregon because of the climate i believe.
I love Alaska so much, and I think it’s such a wonderful thing when people go off the map and do this stuff. It’s such a good way of living, not having to worry about money too much, and having the satisfaction of making your meals from scratch and at the end of the day getting so much out of everything. It’s hard, but it really pays off:) y’all are some of my favorite youtubers and I love your content! Keep up the awesome videos:)
We call that type of fishing snatchin' here in FL. Y'all call it snagging. 😊 We snatch mostly mullet in our local rivers and Tampa Bay when they spawn!
Make sure you rinse your inexoensive reels in fresh water really well...or the next time you go to use them they'll be locked up......doesn't hurt to clean and lightly old the drag washers either.
Take the salmon bellies and dry brine with salt and brown sugar only overnight and rinse and air dry 2 hrs and then smoke 4-5 hrs, like candy. Silvers/coho are nice and moist/oily . I like garlic a lot in my baked coho. I ate coho salmon patties tonight from my canned coho, another great way to eat canned salmon. You guys with that garden and wild game & chickens are self reliant now. Great videos , keep at it.
I live in an off grid cabin in northern Ontario. The weather here is just a bit colder with a shorter growing season than you have. ( due to the proximity of James Bay ) I have been enjoying your videos for quite a long time and it seems to me that you could do a Cook Book . I enjoy your channel very much. ATB Paul
@@monicabeck1147 Silver is very good too because it's not as large. And as they said, it's about the prep. I didn't do anything to the one I caught and it was heavenly, because it was fresh!
They are all good, just variety. Even the same type of salmon can vary in taste depending where you get it. Also to really know the taste they need to be bright and silvery with no body or color changes, because as their bodies change as they head to their spawning areas their meat quality changes.
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, I really do love all salmon! My grandpa and uncles were commercial fisherman, so I’ve eaten it all. But as I said, King’s are just my favorite! But I won’t turn down any of them! :-)
Watching y'all snatch reminded me of snatching mullet in Naples Florida in the 1960's. We used a weight on the end of a 30 pound test line, with 2-3 treble hooks, two feet above the weight. Back then, the mullet were so thick, they swam with their heads out of water. Thanks for the scenery and the memories.
I live in Lithia, FL and we go mullet snatching all the time in the Alafia River and at Piney Point. I was thinking the same thing. This reminded me of our fishin' trips down here. 🎣❤
@@beckybundle4826 I'm glad to hear that snatching mullet is still allowed. The way things have changed, it's a wonder it's not been outlawed.. ;) When I was young, we used to throw red fish (reds) away, as they were thought to be "trash fish" back then (1960's). Also, we used to catch trigger fish from the bank around Naples and Bonita Springs. Anybody have a time machine I could borrow..? :)
@@RonRay Lol. Yes a time machine would be great right about now. I'd love to go to the 60's or maybe even the 50's. I hear it was a much simpler time back then. 💓
@@beckybundle4826 - It was like heaven to me. I was 11 years old (1960), and the world was literally my oyster (which we would harvest from shore). You could travel miles and miles along the shore, between Bonita Springs and Naples and not see a house.. much less a hotel. I don't know what Bonita Springs is like now, but when we lived there, there was a store, a bait shop and a service station.. that's all. We would go less than a mile to the canals around there and catch 20 - 30 pound snook off those tiny bridges at night, working a top water lure (using a large cane pole), in a figure "8" motion and the phosphorus in the water would drive the snook crazy. Catching blue crabs that were 8 to 10 inches across was common. Yeah, it was simple... simply wonderful. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@RonRay Sounds wonderful. I grew up here in rural Hillsborough County much like the way you did (I was born in 74). We mostly fished and played in and near the rivers, but also spent time in the Gulf. It's grown a lot around here, but still pretty rural considering how Bonita Springs has turned out. You wouldn't recognize it at all. It's one big tourist trap down there, and a hot spot for "snow birds" They used to come from up north during the winter, but now it seems there are more northern people here year round than Native Floridians.
Atlantic salmon has been all but wiped out. Which actually goes for a lot of Fish and Game species in Europe. For salmon’s sake - stay out of Europe as much as possible. They’ll wipe you out...again.
@@vitaly6312 yeah well, maybe. But I like salmon as much as Alaskan people do. Btw. The salmon is making a comeback in Dutch and German waters. People are working really hard to provide the necessaraties for salmon and other fish to return and stay. Hunting for game isnt a thing here. There is no space for game anyway. We are a small country and we dont have room for both people and game. eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/maakt-de-zalm-na-zestig-jaar-een-grote-comeback/
@@vitaly6312 ahhh, they would be celebrities. Suggestion, bring them in as babes and seed your waterways. What is needed is a good place they could concieve as home, nice minerals, algae and friendly birds. LOL.
My 2 cents: If you are a bear or an Eagle, yes. Humans maybe not so much. I have lived and Fished in Alaska and have caught all 5 species. Once the Salmon enter fresh water they start to change color, eventually the meat starts to change color and becomes less firm. The closer they get to spawning the more the meat becomes unpalatable to me. Once they spawn they usual die within a few days. So as to your question, I personally would not eat a spawned out Salmon.
i'm happy for y'all two too have found each other and "Living" such a beautiful existence away from all the misery of the main line. congrats on making it out and thanks a bunch to take the extra effort and share the memories.
You also need to understand that some of these fish are in a terminal fishery like in seward, which means the rivers (if there even is one) won't be there for all these fish to spawn. They literally die in the bays (Resurrection in this case) and leave the whole area stinking of rotten fish and never spawned.
You two have almost convinced me that living in Alaska would be worth freezing my ass off for half the year! Love the amazing cinematography!
Hey Outlander, it’s a big place and not all of it requires freezing :) I was twenty years in Southeast (Sitka) and am going back up as soon as possible (currently in Colorado). Sure there’s rain like you’ve never experienced before but when the sun comes out, it’s truly unbelievable. Also, you can’t hardly starve or die of thirst.. pretty much, if you can still fall down and chew, (it may not taste great) you’re gonna live 👍🏼. Get there as soo as you can. Good luck!
@@widgets-widgets5210 even the sections that don't freeze like Sitka are overpriced and not worth it. You can get all the Salmon you want and have a better quality of life in the Northwest. Plus you don't have a brain dead Republican Gov that is destroying the state and running out big business.
@neuralcircuit depends on the area not all of Alaska is cold and it is gettign warmer. Plus 70 degrees in Alaska is like 90 in Texas.
@@mrg09211976 70 degrees in Alaska is like 90 degrees in Texas? Are you drunk? Texas also has different climates and humidity so I'm not sure which one you are referring to? To each their own I guess....
@@Yakuzachris10 actually if you knew how the body heated from the various angles of the sun you would understand that comment. FYI, Alaska has several different climates as well, and more variation than Texas.
What a beautiful partnership you two have!!
You two have settled into Alaskan life so beautifully. And thru your VERY hard work have created a homestead you should be very proud of. LOVE your videos.
where are they originally from? did they move from city life to alaska life? or did they grow up there
@@bane8305 they moved from oragon/Washington state. Northwest, but not wilderness.
@@RWorley3sl I see thanks Rebekah
Fendi they were from California originally then Oregon then moved to Alaska
@@donaldmiller8629 LOL you might be right, but they have talked about their decision to move and live in Alaska before. They were both working, but at the end of the day/week just had no time or energy to do the fun stuff in life.
Ok I love Ariel. “Oh, what a beautiful color.” *Thwack* 😂
Necessities of life prevail!
😂😂
I really enjoy these videos. I always learn something new.
Lol for real
Same!🤣
Appreciate you guys respecting the limit ❤️ It shows how much respect you two have for nature
I found your channel a month ago because I like gardening channels (our whole front yard is a veg garden) and you guys have become one of my favorite channels to watch. I enjoy every single show. You both have a natural easy charm and don't make over complicated videos which I really appreciate.
50/50 salt and sugar, a few crushed peppercorns and lots of dill. vacuum seal and wait 4 days turning it every day, Skip the vodka. Please try.
Precis! Skip the vodka!
I’ve done this method as well as with vodka/brandy. It works well either way. Light Brown sugar is a lot better in my opinion than white sugar.
Äkta svenskt recept ;-)
Good recipe but don’t skip the vodka.
Drink it.
We've done it 50/50 salt, sugar and dill, but also pressed under a weight (flipping daily) for 6-7 days. Served on buttered bread. Vodka chaser.
For a couple of Cheechakos your getting everything right. A cheechako is someone who has moved here from anywhere else and still has their accent from say Alabama or Missouri and have not lived here for some say twenty years and others come in at anywheres from a year to ten years... some natives claim you have to be born here.... I have lived here longer than all other places combined and never leave state. My heart was so happy when I wasn't a "new comer" but to be truthful, if a limit be necessary then a year would be somewheres near right. Its a heartfelt thing about this state being home above all other places you have stayed or lived. I hope that in my heart that this is your home and that you never leave. I know lots of people save up for when they retire that it will be in Arizona or warm state. Most all return as it really isn't the same when it gets into you. My favorite is the King but reds and silvers are second as its hard to decide and pink is dog food or bait.... I used tons of it for a garden and it did not work well but I think that I overwhelmed it with the fish. After a couple years it got better but no more furt for a while
I was tempted to throw out the cheechako information, but as I’m currently out of state, it’s just not right. I’ll be back as soon as possible though. 👍🏼
Wow, Eric took his beanie off!
😅
Great looking head. If I was only so lucky.
At first I thought they got a roommate and he was joining in for taste testing
He still a boss he could still pull bitches with hat on or off bro don't be sneaking him like that SMH
Now you know he's serious
Awe...ya'll made me cry seeing Seward again. I use to work on my Uncle''s Commercial Fishing Boat out of Seward....dang I miss my Uncle! I fished Halibut season & king crab.....so dangerous....but I was young and fearless!
You are one of the TH-camrs that inspired me to start my own channel on sustainability! We live on a single acre with plenty of zoning ordinances restricting the type of lifestyle we can live. However, we are doing everything we can to live a lifestyle of self-sufficiency and documenting our journey here on TH-cam. We currently have gardens, orchards, a vineyard, chickens, honeybees and hope to one day install a solar system to go off grid. I love your channel, keep up the inspirational work!
I loved seeing the footage of the fish swimming in that crystal clear water. Beautiful!
I always get excited when I see a video from you guys. I'm 22 and saving up to someday and hopefully very soon be able to live like this. I've long felt that this is the true way to live life. Self sustained, debt free and far away from the stress of "society" and normal jobs where you are only working your life away to pay for rent for someone else for a house you don't even own.
I don't mind working hard at my own land, to grow and harvest my own food. You are a true inspiration!
You two have no idea how envious all of us are of your lifestyle. At least we can live vicariously through you...
Man, y'all are going to be eating very well this winter and beyond. You might need another freezer to hold all of the delicious meat you have harvested.
Alaska is a natural freezer. What is that lake and area called? @Simple Alaska Living. Very beautiful. Thx for including the drone footage. It is obvious that clean eating gives you the abundance of energy that humans used to have before our food supply was industrialized, sprayed, genetically modified and purified.
It's not a lake, it's a saltwater port that opens to the ocean off to the right side of the video. Resurrection Bay.
Bo and Bandit look so comfy in the back, laying on their blankets with the warmth of the sun on them...makes me sleepy just looking at them! 😂 I love the photography you do on your trips and at home, very nice!
I really enjoyed the part of the video where you tasted and discussed the food together. We often see the finished meal, but getting your in-depth discussion about the food you've worked so hard to grow/catch and prepare is very interesting as well. It's great to see your excitement about developing new techniques and recipes. Great addition to your videos and I'd love to see more.
Seward was indeed beautiful. The jarred salmon looked great as well as the suchi and the meal with steamed veggies. It's always a treat watching you guys cook.
Loving your videos! I am unable to do what I would like in life due to a disease with chronic pain. I am around your age too. You are doing what I would love to do, so in some way, I feel like I am doing those things by watching. Be Blessed and feel Blessed that you are healthy and strong and have eachother 💙 Keep up the good work!
This comment touched me. So glad you could find joy through this. I pray God will bless you with strength and energy to live the fulfilling life you desire. I can tell you are a beloved and beautiful soul. God bless❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽
You can buy wasabi powder on amazon . The little can will last a while . You just mix up how much you need .
The two of you really do so too speak, take the bull by the horns! What a wonderful experience that you offer your viewers. Thanks 👍
You guys are adorable!! What a strong beautiful couple. Love watching you two building a meaningful life!!
Big mistake, on my part. Started watching about an hour before dinner. By the time you got to the sushi ... I was STARVING. Looked so good!
Good job, you guys. Next year, grow some horseradish!
Nice you guys. It's been a long long time since I have had fresh salmon and the last time I did any snagging was over 40 years ago in Michigan for King Salmon when it was legal. Thanks for this video it brought back some good memories 😁
Woohoo love it when a new video comes out!!
Me also
Yes!!!!!
I really loved how they grow everything on their own, like vegs and all! ❤️❤️
I hit ‘liked’ even before watching. Never a disappointment. Keep inspiring!!!!
Suzanne Villanueva Same here! I usually hit like during the intro or the commercial.
Just binge-watched 216/216 videos. More! More! More! Love you guys!
" What a beautiful color " ...WHACK ! That was a fine stringer of fish you guys got !
Having smoked and canned for many years I like to brine of 1 part non iodized salt and 1 cup brown sugar. Brine for 4 hours. Air dry. Put a few pinches more brown sugar on top then smoke. I also remove the skin if I’m canning once smoked. Dog loves the skin. (Dog also likes the salmon but I don’t want to spoil her so she just gets the skins) Smoking about half the normal time comes out more moist. But, there’s many ways to process fish. I like the way these two do many of their preserving. Good couple of kids. Thank you so much for sharing.
Молодцы ребята! Как интересно вы всё снимаете и нам показываете! Спасибо за интересные видео! ЛАЙК!!!
You two are awesome...you grow it gather it cook it and enjoy it...that is a trait not many have anymore.
If you haven’t had a real salmon from Alaska - Kings, reds ect you haven’t lived yet. It is soooo good. This vid got me pumped remembering my trip.
That hen really likes Eric. It's always talking to him. I get a chuckle at him saying " get outta here chicken."
The aerial footage is amazingly beautiful!❤️
Eric I am always impressed with your cooking! You are a chef and I'm always impressed by how you hit all the major elements (salty, spicy, acidic, fat) with locally sourced caught/grown foods! That fishing looks amazing! Oh and Arielle is a badass, I'm sure you both know that...but just verifying we all agree!
A lot of "wasabi" that is sold in supermarkets is just horseradish that has a green food dye in it
*all.
Yes in Canada as well. Check the price of wasabi and you'll see why. Yikes!
I love horseradish! Give me all the green horseradish!!!
Yep, says so on the back too usually saying Real!....(3%) Wasabi!
Wow! That explains why for years I've been feeling like Wasabi just didn't make me as happy anymore as it used to. Gonna go find me some real Wasabi next chance I get :) Thanks for the info!
This is a great life... You have the internet, you have a clean head. The Passion and the free way to life like you want. Oh. This is awesome. Regards from Poland.
Cut the vodka and the parsley. ;) And you just have to grava the salmon for two days in the fridge. And after that it should keep for a couple of days. Gravad salmon is very common in Sweden and everyone serves it at the traditional smörgåsbord at christmas, easter and midsummer. Try this with baked potatoes: 200 grams of gravad salmon, 2 dl of creme fraiche or sourcream, 4 tablespoons of mayo, 1 tablespoon grated horseradish, 4 tabelspoons chives and a pinch of pepper. And don't forget you can also grava salmon that has been frozen.
Yes, no vodka or parsley. Salt and maybe dill. Idea is to low salt fish, not to marinate it.
It’s unbelievable where you live and how you live, looks great, love the cooking you both do together. Can’t wait to watch more.
“Liked” as soon as I clicked on the video 🤣 Love ALL your videos. The pair of you do a great job providing interesting content. I
Wow, beautiful day with fishing and canning.Keep fishing & smiling.
You are living my dream!♥️👍🙏😎🇺🇸
Breathtaking scenery,your photography is epic!!!!
I fished there 20 years ago, so great to see they're still coming in strong. Its an amazing experience, brings back some memories for sure.
You guys are rocking life! Your videos are really beautiful and inspiring. I love how you weave an episode together.
I love gravlax, it's best eaten fresh, will last 3 weeks refrigerated and 3 months frozen.
My jeep had a skip in Seward,, stopped at the same gas station you were at.. Guy came out listened to the motor a couple minutes,, pulled it in & was fixed in no time think he charged 15 bucks he said all those Jeeps have crappy point system... Loved it there went on a coat ride ,, saw whales,, puffin,, big rock with a hole ,,,spent 3 or 4 days before going to Homer... One of the best months of my life on the
Kenai & walking the Resurrection Pass.... I liked your area too,, Spent a month in your area,, looked at land on Big Lake & a couple Rivers near you,, still kicking my self.. Had 2 log cabins to build here & got caught up in life!! Summer of 93 i think.. Love your videos,, wish i could have helped with the root cellar!!Aloha
OMG he finally took off his hat :D
I thought the same thing!! 🤣🤣
I just love the way u all do everything together love ur videos
Salmon one of the best things in the world you can eat and I don't know if it's just the videos but Eric is looking like she's out hunting you in out fishing you but I don't think she can have cook you you're an excellent cook was such good fresh ingredients love the Drone shots great video💥😁👀🔥🐝
Never thought I'd be addicted to watching people live like this
"What a beautiful colour!" *whack* 😂
You made delicious sushi! I'm always watching the channel! Thank you! from Japan
Yep we have cohos on Michigan and they are delicious
I think what I love about Alaska is that in one instant you can be in a town or city with modern everything and in 5 or 10 minutes you can be in total wilderness
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Oh what a beautiful color... whack 🤣
You are showing such beautiful scenery up there that I am so envious!
Love this channel!
You guys are something else. Luxury in the wild. Caviar, sushi, exotic wild game. Who needs to live in the city?
YAYYYYYYY!!!! My fav TH-camRRRRRRRRRSSS YALL MAKE ME SO HAPPY YOU BRING HAPPINESSSS and joy TO MY LIFE! And to many others! Let that sink in lol 💗❤️💗❤️💗❤️ sending love from California! You are very much appreciated
Hello from Florida. You both are an amazing couple. I just found you and subscribed. You 2 are living my dream! That food, especially the fish looks so yummy. The landscapes are breathtakingly beautiful.
you might be able to grow wasabi for a part of the year.
Most wasabi anymore is really not wasabi but made from horseradish along with mustard, starch, and green food coloring
@@shawglen Yes I understand this. Their climate may actually permit wasabi growth for a portion of the year. They grow real wasabi in Washington and Oregon because of the climate i believe.
I love Alaska so much, and I think it’s such a wonderful thing when people go off the map and do this stuff. It’s such a good way of living, not having to worry about money too much, and having the satisfaction of making your meals from scratch and at the end of the day getting so much out of everything. It’s hard, but it really pays off:) y’all are some of my favorite youtubers and I love your content! Keep up the awesome videos:)
This was awesome!!
Question! Did you guys harvest your potatoes and carrots already? I loved it last year, I wanted to see if they were just as big!
The fishing looked like a lot of fun. Such beautiful scenery.
You guys are fantastic .... Much love from India ❤️❤️
Thanks for sharing, great video. I really enjoy the calm of the dogs, they just seem very patient and satisfied with their lives.
Mmmmmm. Looks tasty. U guys should ba all stocked up for winter.
I just adore this couple! If l were young again, the possibilities...great video.
We call that type of fishing snatchin' here in FL. Y'all call it snagging. 😊 We snatch mostly mullet in our local rivers and Tampa Bay when they spawn!
I miss Alaska beautiful state. And I can’t stop watching your videos.
Just curious....what did each of you do, when living in the lower 48 and had a 'regular' job?
was wondering this too
It doesnt matter ..Whats important that they are living the life we all want..! The lower 48 SUCKS..!
They addressed this in a previous video
I'm really enjoying bingeing your videos. Must be awesome to fish for salmon. Doesn't get fresher than that.
Make sure you rinse your inexoensive reels in fresh water really well...or the next time you go to use them they'll be locked up......doesn't hurt to clean and lightly old the drag washers either.
Take the salmon bellies and dry brine with salt and brown sugar only overnight and rinse and air dry 2 hrs and then smoke 4-5 hrs, like candy. Silvers/coho are nice and moist/oily . I like garlic a lot in my baked coho. I ate coho salmon patties tonight from my canned coho, another great way to eat canned salmon. You guys with that garden and wild game & chickens are self reliant now.
Great videos , keep at it.
I live in an off grid cabin in northern Ontario. The weather here is just a bit colder with a shorter growing season than you have. ( due to the proximity of James Bay ) I have been enjoying your videos for quite a long time and it seems to me that you could do a Cook Book . I enjoy your channel very much.
ATB Paul
I wish you happiness and prosperity!God bless you. I am a chef from Mongolia.
The chef looked PROUD of that meal he prepared. " Get outta here chicken"!!
I'm curious, if you would do a video on how you would rate each species of Salmon from the Worst to best, on taste, in your opinion.
Agree, King is best !
@@monicabeck1147 Silver is very good too because it's not as large. And as they said, it's about the prep. I didn't do anything to the one I caught and it was heavenly, because it was fresh!
Sockeye.
They are all good, just variety. Even the same type of salmon can vary in taste depending where you get it. Also to really know the taste they need to be bright and silvery with no body or color changes, because as their bodies change as they head to their spawning areas their meat quality changes.
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, I really do love all salmon! My grandpa and uncles were commercial fisherman, so I’ve eaten it all. But as I said, King’s are just my favorite! But I won’t turn down any of them! :-)
I clicked because of the infectious smiles in the thumbnail.
Home smoked salmon is always a hit at potlucks.
Watching y'all snatch reminded me of snatching mullet in Naples Florida in the 1960's. We used a weight on the end of a 30 pound test line, with 2-3 treble hooks, two feet above the weight. Back then, the mullet were so thick, they swam with their heads out of water.
Thanks for the scenery and the memories.
I live in Lithia, FL and we go mullet snatching all the time in the Alafia River and at Piney Point. I was thinking the same thing. This reminded me of our fishin' trips down here. 🎣❤
@@beckybundle4826 I'm glad to hear that snatching mullet is still allowed. The way things have changed, it's a wonder it's not been outlawed.. ;) When I was young, we used to throw red fish (reds) away, as they were thought to be "trash fish" back then (1960's). Also, we used to catch trigger fish from the bank around Naples and Bonita Springs. Anybody have a time machine I could borrow..? :)
@@RonRay Lol. Yes a time machine would be great right about now. I'd love to go to the 60's or maybe even the 50's. I hear it was a much simpler time back then. 💓
@@beckybundle4826 - It was like heaven to me. I was 11 years old (1960), and the world was literally my oyster (which we would harvest from shore). You could travel miles and miles along the shore, between Bonita Springs and Naples and not see a house.. much less a hotel. I don't know what Bonita Springs is like now, but when we lived there, there was a store, a bait shop and a service station.. that's all. We would go less than a mile to the canals around there and catch 20 - 30 pound snook off those tiny bridges at night, working a top water lure (using a large cane pole), in a figure "8" motion and the phosphorus in the water would drive the snook crazy. Catching blue crabs that were 8 to 10 inches across was common.
Yeah, it was simple... simply wonderful. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@RonRay Sounds wonderful. I grew up here in rural Hillsborough County much like the way you did (I was born in 74). We mostly fished and played in and near the rivers, but also spent time in the Gulf. It's grown a lot around here, but still pretty rural considering how Bonita Springs has turned out. You wouldn't recognize it at all. It's one big tourist trap down there, and a hot spot for "snow birds" They used to come from up north during the winter, but now it seems there are more northern people here year round than Native Floridians.
I love watching and rewatching your videos. The scenery, being down to earth, and such a wonderful couple
I'm sitting here eating refried beans out of a can, while watching you guys make the most delicous looking salmon. Is this what depression feels like?
Ryan Aw, man, I feel bad for you but your comment was funny!
my favorite youtube channel hands down, sending you guys a big hug from portugal ❤
Woohoo posted just in time to watch while I eat my lunch!
Been a fan of you two for a while now. Big part of it is your gardening success .
Hey Guy's, I would pay about $35 for that sushi platter at my local Wegmans in upstate NY!!!
Nice catch of salmon there. Tasty! Nice video today. Enjoy watching your channel. God bless.
Message to all salmon out there: please try to come to the Netherlands. Repeat: please try to make it somehow to the Netherlands. Over.
Atlantic salmon has been all but wiped out. Which actually goes for a lot of Fish and Game species in Europe. For salmon’s sake - stay out of Europe as much as possible. They’ll wipe you out...again.
@@vitaly6312 yeah well, maybe. But I like salmon as much as Alaskan people do. Btw. The salmon is making a comeback in Dutch and German waters. People are working really hard to provide the necessaraties for salmon and other fish to return and stay. Hunting for game isnt a thing here. There is no space for game anyway. We are a small country and we dont have room for both people and game. eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/maakt-de-zalm-na-zestig-jaar-een-grote-comeback/
@@vitaly6312 ahhh, they would be celebrities. Suggestion, bring them in as babes and seed your waterways. What is needed is a good place they could concieve as home, nice minerals, algae and friendly birds. LOL.
Nope!!!! Norwegian farm salmon is good enough for you!!!!(eat it and you will never catch the flu,or even Corona!)LOL
@@pebo8306 No! I want wild salmon and I want to bring them in myself. I will repeat my message until they arive.
Gorgeous photography! Seward and the Cook Inlet were stunning!
Thank you for writing the names of the towns. I tried hard to rewind and hear the names but couldnt
Are the salmon who have spawned and are dying on the banks good to eat? Do they count towards you limits since they are dying 🤔?
My 2 cents: If you are a bear or an Eagle, yes. Humans maybe not so much. I have lived and Fished in Alaska and have caught all 5 species. Once the Salmon enter fresh water they start to change color, eventually the meat starts to change color and becomes less firm. The closer they get to spawning the more the meat becomes unpalatable to me. Once they spawn they usual die within a few days. So as to your question, I personally would not eat a spawned out Salmon.
They are rotting
Thanks for the response, I assumed they were not edible but didn't know why.
i'm happy for y'all two too have found each other and "Living" such a beautiful existence away from all the misery of the main line. congrats on making it out and thanks a bunch to take the extra effort and share the memories.
I work in the main line and found a way to have a blast, no misery.
FYI, Belly meat is some of the best meat on a salmon. Smoke them bellies. You will be amazed.
Clean eating, simple living, and big beautiful country.... not much more to ask for is there? Amazing video as always you two 👍
I can't believe snagging is legal in some places in Alaska.
Seriously. I also can't believe I had to scroll so far down in the comments to see someone mention the snagging.
We chew folks out in Washington state for it😂
Only in ocean water... Once they hit fresh water it's illegal.
^ this. And they call it fishing, even if it’s legal in terms of the law it’s still immoral.
Just learn how to fish properly or skip it.
You also need to understand that some of these fish are in a terminal fishery like in seward, which means the rivers (if there even is one) won't be there for all these fish to spawn. They literally die in the bays (Resurrection in this case) and leave the whole area stinking of rotten fish and never spawned.
Love the cabin trips! Good idea to do the majority of prepping on your food.
Still deciding what to do with salmon ? I’d be happy to supply you with my address, lol
A place in Homer will mail you Salmon and Halibut, at a price.
Can you overnight to south Texas?
This is hands down one of if not my favorite channel! You folks are awesome! Keep em coming!
She said, “I like to bleed ‘em”...
😂
I thought I heard her say that ... I was sad lol
I'm sure it was said in a manner that was meant to mean be able to harvest them. Not in a bad way. She's to sweet.
You need to bleed out the fish before it taint the meat. I would hope that she does like to bleed them before putting them in the cooler.
festorfamine Yep, slice the Gills👍🏻
Yay new video! I can't wait for the winter daily life vlogs, they're my favorite!
I wish you happiness and prosperity!God bless you. I am a chef from Mongolia.