HOW TO KEEP FISH WHEN CAUGHT
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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.