TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



attached to a string, which can be tied to your coat, or it 

 can be carried in the pocket of your coat. 



When fishing from a boat or canoe, a fish can be killed 

 by striking the head on the gunwale, but this is not as good 

 a way as using the piece of hard wood. 



If in a position where you have nothing with which to 

 strike the fish, insert your thumb in its mouth, then bend 

 the head backward and break its neck. 



How to Clean Trout: 



Insert the point of a knife in the anus opening, 

 which is just ahead of the anal fin, and cut the belly of the 

 fish straight up to the jawbone. 



It is an easy matter then to remove the entrails by grasp- 

 ing them near the head and pulling forward. 



If the trout weighs a pound or less, the gills will be 

 removed without any further cutting. If, however, it is a 

 large fish, cut the gills at the two places where they are 

 attached to the head. 



Having removed the entrails, then run your knife the 

 entire length of the backbone on the inside of the fish, cut- 

 ting the membrane over the coagulated or venous blood, 

 which always accumulates along this bone. Now thor- 

 oughly wash out the blood, scraping the backbone with 

 your thumb to be sure all the blood is removed. When 

 this operation is completed the fish is properly dressed, 

 and will keep fresh for a considerable time if kept in a 

 cold place. 



No trout should ever be placed directly upon the ice. 



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