No problem at all smoking chums with some color to them. A little drier than some of the other species as the fat content can be lower, but still rather tasty.

Many folks all over the country eat bright chums- it is often the fish that many "chain" restaurants (like Denny's) serve for their salmon. Out here in the P. Northwest we are little spoiled in our taste for salmon due to the ability to get multiple species of fresh salmon from the water and markets.