On-site smoking service for Salmon, Lake Trout, etc.

[Sam's Butcher Shop]

My name is Sam Vitiello and I run samsbutchershop.com which is an online smokehouse.  My busy months are October through May and things slow down for the summer.  Do you think that fishermen would be interested in having their fish smoked and that there would be a strong demand for such a service?  I would actually consider relocating there with my smokehouses (they're not that heavy) for the summer if I could work out all of the details.  Let me know if you have any thoughts on how it could work.  I was thinking that it might make sense to connect with fishing guides on Lake Ontario and offer them a cut of the revenues.  

[Trouthunter]

That should go over big I would say

 

[ontherise]

Prolly better in the fall during the salmon run


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[whaler1]

I think people would come to you.
If you’re within a reasonable distance from the lake post what you can do, and for how much, I bet you will get some business


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[Fishnut]

I think if you smoked fish and had a fish cleaning service in the Olcott , Wilson area you could easily make a go of it.


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[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

I get many requests for this service. I think the challenge for potential business owners is you are subject to NYS health dept. inspection. The demand and traffic is there.

[whaler1]

Different from processing deer?
Lots of folks doing that, providing a valuable service.


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[Sam's Butcher Shop]

Thanks Captain Vince.  About how many lbs of salmon and trout do you catch during a typical week in the summer?

[FishingFool34]

17 hours ago, ontherise said:

Prolly better in the fall during the salmon run


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Just about every cleaning station in Pulaski area offers a smoking service during the run. Some will smoke your fish overnight and give it back the next day, some even offer a "trade-in" service where you get an equal amount of smoked fish on the spot. If your prices were competitive and you offered fillet service as well, most places are mobbed with people looking for atleast their fish filleted during the run.  Lot of competition in the Salmon River area though. 

I would think your best bet for summer would be get in with a good size marina and the charter captains there.

[garrymny]

I smoke my own, but sometimes wish I could farm it out!

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