Smoking fish is as old as fishing itself. Some techniques, and of course equipment, have evolved since our ancestors first tied a line to a stick, but some universal truths remain as relevant as ever.

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Q. I read your article in the paper about Bob Lessard’s fishing camp up in Ontario (“The Ol’ Trapper’s Getaway,” Page E1, Aug. 31), and the story talks about smoking lake trout. I do smoking, and the ...