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Article #329: Cleaning Your Fish

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Fishing is a very relaxing and enjoyable de-scaled or not? It's easy. Just lay
way to spend a quiet day or two. But your fish flat on the cleaning surface,
beginners to this great sport and pastime then use the dull edge of a knife to
usually concentrate on learning how to stroke or de-scale the fish from the tail
fish. Usually that would be an admirable to the head. Use short strokes and
quality, and I thoroughly recommend it position the knife at around a 90-degree
for other beginners as well. But angle. Now look at the scales. If they
learning how to fish is not the be-all are big and flat, then your fish needs
and catch-all; you also have to know what de-scaling.
to do after you've caught your fish. After removing its scales, cut it from
Yes, folks, you do have to clean and gut the gills to the vent. Open it up and
your fish. I understand that for a few, remove the entrails by hand. Scrape
this would seem like a chore they'd want along the backbone to remove the blood
to avoid, but for me it's just an vein. You can use a spoon or even your
integral part of fishing and of life in thumbnail to do this. Wash your fish
the outdoors in general. You caught it, thoroughly with cold water. Now, if
you clean it. And if you want to learn you're planning on cooking the fish
how to properly clean your fish, I've whole, then you have to remove its dorsal
provided some essential tips in this fin. Cut the fish along both sides of
article just for you. its dorsal fin and pull with a pair of
There are several ways to clean a fish. pliers. Wash the fish again and you're
The easiest way would be to lay it on its done.
side and cut from the gills to the A few more things to remember. Before
backbone using a sharp knife. it, or if cleaning your fish, wash it first using
you prefer, you can just cook the fish cold running water; tap water if
until the skin starts to peel away. When possible. Do not wash your fish in the
you remove the The entrails will just lake or river if you can help it. Always
come right out when you snap and pull out use sharp knives for cleaning your fish,
the head. Then you have to cut along the and always be careful when using knives.
belly from the gills down to the vent. When you want to store fish in a cooler
The vent is the tiny anal opening near filled with ice, make sure that the fish
the tail of the fish. Scrape the does not lie around in the melted ice
backbone inside the fish to remove the water. Place the fish so that the water
blood vein. You can then rinse it with drains away from it, and the cavity must
running cold water and skin skin, the face down as well. This is to avoid
dorsal fin will easily follow. having water pool inside the fish.
You can also clean a fish by rinsing it Now you know how to clean a fish. I have
first with cold water and removing the also written an article teaching
scales. Remember though, that not all beginners how to bone and skin their
fish need to be de-scaled. Now, how fish, so if you need any tips with that,
would you know if your fish needs to be feel free to read it. Enjoy fishing!






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