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Duane Radford | Article and All Photos
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Care of Fish and Preparing Your Catch
Fish are highly perishable, and it’s best to ice
them after they’ve been caught and store them in
a cooler to preserve their table qualities. Inland
commercial fishermen pack their catch belly side
down covered with shaved ice. As soon as practical
— and in accordance with the fishing regulations —
they should be gutted or filleted. What gets ruined
in the field cannot be made better in the kitchen.
As a general rule, if you put your thumb on a
fish and the impression doesn’t bounce back, it’s
starting to go bad.
There are several ways to prepare your catch.
Pan-sized trout can be cooked after they’ve been
gutted, scaled, and beheaded, with their kidney
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