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Post by karl on Jun 17, 2008 19:47:26 GMT -5
Since this is the recipe forum, I'm assuming you folks are not exclusively catch-and-release types...
I'm 60 years old, want to to start fishing...I caught panfish and bullhead as a kid, and mom cooked them...that's about the extent of my non-supermarket fish catching and eating experience.
Some naive questions: do you kill a fish you expect to eat as soon as it comes off the hook, then ice it down? Or, do you keep it alive until the end of the day in a live-well? (suppose fish size will influence this...)
There seems to be two methods of kill, the mini-baseball bat technique, or the probe to the brainstem...how do most people handle this?
I just ordered "Fishing for Dummies", but hasn't arrived yet...
These are questions asked in good faith, not "trolls"...
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Post by An Bradon Charters on Jun 20, 2008 20:54:58 GMT -5
I just give them a quick thump on the head and throw them on ice. If you fillet them you just throw away the rest. If you are gutting them to cook whole make sure you get the blood line out at the bottom of the cavity. Capt. Tony www.anbradoncharters.com
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Post by champlain fisher on Jun 20, 2008 21:03:07 GMT -5
When I am going to keep a fish for eating it goes on ice as soon as it comes of the hook. This keeps the fish really fresh and firms them up making them easier to fillet.
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Post by karl on Jun 21, 2008 14:40:19 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
Is it acceptable for all the remains to go in the water, assuming you either gut or fillet onboard? I'm assuming it's OK, as you're just feeding other fish at that point.
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Post by 4cs (Pat) on Jun 21, 2008 18:33:03 GMT -5
Karl
This is right from the VT fish and game rules. Hope this answers your question.
Pat
FISH LENGTH RESTRICTIONS AND FILLETING FISH If there is a fish length restriction on a species of fish, it may not be filleted or altered while on any body of water to restrict the determination of fish length. Fish with a length restriction may be filleted or consumed on the water so long as the head, vertebrae and tail are retained and remain intact to enable determination of fish length.
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Post by karl on Jun 22, 2008 7:24:46 GMT -5
That's a pretty logical rule, I guess, to prevent cheaters...
Thanks.
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Post by Raz on Jul 7, 2008 5:30:28 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Is it acceptable for all the remains to go in the water, assuming you either gut or fillet onboard? I'm assuming it's OK, as you're just feeding other fish at that point. Personally, I think it's a nasty practice. Please clean your fish where you can properly dispose of the non-consumables without putting them in the lake. I've had rotted perch skins stuck to my downrigger balls/cables and it wasn't pleasant removing them.
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Post by champlain fisher on Nov 9, 2008 19:32:20 GMT -5
N.Y. regs are about the same just a few different words and phrases. Karl This is right from the VT fish and game rules. Hope this answers your question. Pat FISH LENGTH RESTRICTIONS AND FILLETING FISH If there is a fish length restriction on a species of fish, it may not be filleted or altered while on any body of water to restrict the determination of fish length. Fish with a length restriction may be filleted or consumed on the water so long as the head, vertebrae and tail are retained and remain intact to enable determination of fish length.
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Post by Raz on Nov 11, 2008 18:50:21 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Is it acceptable for all the remains to go in the water, assuming you either gut or fillet onboard? I'm assuming it's OK, as you're just feeding other fish at that point. Personally, I think it's a nasty practice. Please clean your fish where you can properly dispose of the non-consumables without putting them in the lake. I've had rotted perch skins stuck to my downrigger balls/cables and it wasn't pleasant removing them. I still don't care who's rule is who's!!! I vote NO--don't do it.
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Post by Thorny (Rob) on Nov 15, 2008 6:35:32 GMT -5
I have been cleaning fish on the Lake for all my life. I don't see where scattering the innards and skins of some filleted fish is hurting anything in the lake. Fish naturally die and decay in the lake every day. I think its just as easy for the remains of a cleaned fish to naturally decay in the lake as it is to throw them in a landfill or the woods or home in a Garden. The gulls often get it before it get a chance to sink. That being said, I hate cleaning fish at home. I like to clean my fish on board at the end of a trip and know that I don't have to go home and clean fish in the garage or backyard. It is a nasty job to do at home. I also have a cleaning station set up on the back of my boat that makes cleaning fish a breeze. Be sure to save the head to tail portion of your catch for the warden. you never know when they might be waiting for you back at the launch. I live in an open area and have found one of the best ways to discard the carcases is to throw them in an open field and let the Turkey Buzzards devour them. They will pick the carcass clean with nothing left to rot or smell. A tip I picked up from Supercab.
No hard feelings Gerry. We will have to agree to disagree on this one. ROB
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Post by Raz on Nov 17, 2008 6:32:12 GMT -5
No hard feelings Gerry. We will have to agree to disagree on this one. ROB Agreed of course. Just opinions and experiences. I do agree however that you have a great set up on the back of your boat.
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Post by trouter on Jan 14, 2009 20:28:46 GMT -5
Don't forget the value of fish remains as fertilizer. If any of you want to drop off your leftovers in my gardens , you are always welcome.
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