Humpies make fine eating if they are taken in salt water or in the very lower reaches of the rivers and gutted and iced quickly and cooked within a day or so of being caught. Brushing them with a little olive oil and chopped rosemary or dill before popping them on the grill helps since they aren't as oily as some other salmon. The fact that they aren't as oily as some other salmon makes them one of the poorest choices for smoking.
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