Dice your bacon into small pieces and cook it in a frying pan. Don't cook fully.
Dice up your carrots, celery ribs, onion, bell peppers, and potatoes.
Shred the leftover salmon you will use.
Oil and prepare your Dutch oven to go in the smoker.
Fire up your smoker to 225 degrees.
Place minced garlic in the bottom of the Dutch oven and layer in the vegetables, begining with the potatoes.
Next, add the broth, sweet creamed corn, clam juice, bacon, and seasonings to the Dutch oven.
Once your smoker is ready, carry out your Dutch oven without the lid.
I smoked my chowder for 40 minutes at 225 degrees, then I went to 250 degrees for 25 minutes, and 300 degrees for half an hour. Smoking times can vary based on the smoker, weather, temperature, etc
At that point, add in the cornstarch and half and half, stir to mix it well.
After 7 minutes add in the leftover salmon.
Allow to cook for another 7-10minutes.
Remove and serve.