Popular Bottom Fresh=Water Fish 



the throat; the best way to extract it is to slit open 

 the stomach to the gills. Never lift the fish bodily 

 from the water, for the reason, as often happens, 

 that bass and trout may have taken the bait, and 

 by that means get lost. There is no special time 

 to fish, any time will do, though the hot months of 

 July and August are best. To properly skin them, 

 the head should be cut from below, leaving the 

 skin attached to the shoulders. By placing a 

 small pinch of salt on the fingers, a tighter grip 

 on the skin will enable you easily to pull it from 

 the body. The fish can then be cleaned and 

 afterward placed in salt water — extra salt if the 

 fish is taken from stagnant water; after being in 

 salt water a few hours, they can be sharply and 

 quickly fried in hot fat. If cooked without being 

 skinned they are quite disagreeable in taste. 



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