"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:05:36 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
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>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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>>> Am I the only one who never cleaned a fish before?
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>>Maybe.
>>
>>I think my grandfather taught me how to clean/scale/fillet fish from the
>>Long Island Sound & Atlantic when I was 7 or 8.
>>
>>One of the best fish meals came on an all day boat out of Oxnard Ca. One
>>of
>>the fishermen an elder Japanese man had caught more than his limit and on
>>the way back to the harbor - asked the Captain if he could borrow/use the
>>grill.
>>
>>He filleted several rock cod & cut them into chunks. He then stir-fried
>>the
>>fish with some green onions & some soy & some other stuff.
>>
>>My goodness - I don't remember having fish that good.
>
> I was on a boat in the gulf a few years ago and the people fishing
> caught a bunch of whiting. We had them that night and I remember them
> being great but didn't pay much attention to cleaning them. I guess
> it's catch up time now. Midwest fishing is obviously nothing like
> ocean fishing, but it's all we have.
>
> Lou

IMHO

Fresh is fresh and there's nothing like Fresh Trout or Big Mouth Bass - Lake
and river fishing is just as great. Enjoy your new discovery.

The only problem I see for the future is you'll get spoiled very spoiled and
fish sticks buried in Tartar sauce will never be the same.

:-)

Dimitri