TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



To do so will soften the flesh and take away much of the 

 flavor. Besides they will not keep as long. Hence, first 

 place the trout on a platter and then on the ice, and they 

 will remain in fine condition. 



How to Prepare Trout to Carry or Ship: 



When trout are to be transported by hand or otherwise, 

 I have found, to have them arrive at their destination in 

 good condition, the following method of packing them 

 produces the best results. 



First, wipe the trout carefully and place a little salt 

 along the entire length of the backbone on the inside; 

 second, roll the fish in a cold moist strip of old cotton 

 cloth, which is wider by a few inches than the longest fish. 

 Each trout should be handled separately, and the cotton 

 strip so placed around each fish that the flesh of one fish 

 cannot come in contact with any other fish. If there are 

 a number of fish to pack, use a number of strips and make 

 several rolls, then do each roll up separately in three thick- 

 nesses of paper. Each roll should be tied securely, then 

 as many rolls as desired can be tied into one large package. 



Trout packed in this way will remain in good edible 

 condition for a long time, even when the weather is quite 

 warm. I have shipped trout so packed that have been 

 four days in transit, and they were in fine condition when 

 removed from the package on reaching their destination. 



When going off on a fishing trip, I always take with 

 me an old cotton sheet, from which to get the strips for 

 packing. The strips should be soaked for some little 



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