HOW TO KEEP FISH WHEN CAUGHT
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

died in Silver City before the fruition of his hopes on the Maud S; Hudson died when the Oakland became a paying property; Col. McComas be- fore his plans were perfected on the Last Chance, and Mader when about to grasp a long deferred fortune. HOW TO KEEP FISH WHEN CAUGHT The angler should take care of his fish after he has caught them. It is discreditable to fetch back a lot of sun and wind dried fish, all curled up and stiff. Put a handful of grass or ferns in the bottom of the creel and kill the fish as soon as caught by hitting them a sharp blow on the back of the head. If the weather is hot clean the morning’s catch at noon, and every few hours dip the creel in the stream. The best way to keep fish to take home is as follows: Clean them thoroughly, taking care to remove the gills and the blood under the backbone, wipe dry inside and out, but do not wash them; sprinkle them inside with black pepper; but on no account use salt. Pack in cool, fresh grass and keep them in the shade. If ice is used it should be put in a tin can, or at least at the bottom of the creel, for it spoils the flavor of fish to have them soaking in water. — Forest and Stream. From the May 1, 1891, Issue of The Enterprise A STEADY NERVE A Moment of Peril in New Mexico and How a Nervy Mexican Youth Saved Six Human Lives.