Nature provides

Just like you find dock leaves growing near nettles, so river mint grows near to where trout swim. Put a sprig of mint in the cavity to offset any muddy taste.

• Gut the trout as soon as possible
• Keep them cool until you're ready to smoke them
• Rub them lightly with salt and brown sugar
• After about 2 hours rinse them off and pat them dry
• Rub them with olive oil
• Put a sprig of river mint in the cavity
• Smoke them for about 10 minutes depending on size.

Eat them slowly, savouring the taste, and picking the flesh from the bones.