What we in Australia call Tailor I believe is called Bluefish up your way. Don't know if they're commercially available there, here they're mostly recreational fish only.. but anyway, I can vouch for the species when smoked.
If we're talking the voracious, toothy little, (not really, up to 20 lbs), buggers, yeah they smoke excellent! in fact many folks feel that's the only way to eat them as they can be oily. They'e all over the eastern seaboard right now so I'm sure they can be had most anywhere.
Chris, if you skin them and then trim the dark fatty portion off, they are not very oily.
Chris, if you skin them and then trim the dark fatty portion off, they are not very oily.