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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    Quote Originally Posted by wolverine View Post
    Sorry if this sounds sarcastic but .... geez. How long would you leave a deer before you dress it? Same goes for the trout. Get it done asap. This is some of the finest food you will be blessed with putting on your table. Cleaning your fish and game is all part of fishing and hunting and it is the "work" part of it that some find unpleasant. How many times do you hear someone complaining about how their venison or fish or whatever came out tasting like and many times when you ask the question about how it was field prepped you get the true answer for the crappy taste. Anyone that leaves the guts in a fish and then complains about the taste later is only getting what they deserve. So, in answer to your question.... as soon as possible!
    Took the words right out of my mouth. X2 big time. The sooner you cool that fish down after bleeding it out and gutting it the better table fair it will be period.

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    Quote Originally Posted by wildprotien View Post
    - Fish stay in nets for days, on ice for longer periods sometimes before they get cleaned.
    - If you want to you can put it in a container with water { head and guts still on} and freeze it this way until you want to eat it.
    This will save the fish from getting freezer burn in the gut cavity etc.
    - Before you clean trout if you put some salt in a pan of water and let them sit in it for a while it helps take the slime off the skin, easier to hold while cleaning.
    - You can also freeze ducks or geese etc by just throwing them in the deep freeze as is ... feathers on no need to clean them.
    The guts stops freezer burn and no harm to the meat.
    Even after a fish is killed it still produces slime whether or not you salt it, ducks and geese can be frozen whole as long as they werent hunted by a shotgun.
    wolverine and johnnybear your totally missing the question that was asked, and game are completely different from fish as i stated already, warm blooded vs cold blooded. its like comparing apples to oranges
    obviously we all know the sooner the better but if a fish was left overnight on ice it will be fine the next morning. (as long as the urine sac doesnt break).

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ddog View Post
    Even after a fish is killed it still produces slime whether or not you salt it, ducks and geese can be frozen whole as long as they werent hunted by a shotgun.
    wolverine and johnnybear your totally missing the question that was asked, and game are completely different from fish as i stated already, warm blooded vs cold blooded. its like comparing apples to oranges
    obviously we all know the sooner the better but if a fish was left overnight on ice it will be fine the next morning. (as long as the urine sac doesnt break).
    Your right and I have done it on occasion when we get back late etc. ON ICE (lots of it) not the refrigerator. I guess I was just posting what should be done and not what can be done.
    Last edited by Johnnybear; 07-14-2009 at 10:08 PM.

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    hmmmm annual fish tournament in ABBOTSFORD @ WILD ONES PLACE???..lol

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    I still owe you a few fish Steve when ever you are in town just let me know

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    Wasn't there something in the regs this year? Something about not cleaning them until you get home? Damn hippies seem to think putting guts in the bush or water is bad? Am I the only one who reads them front to back? Was thet too many questions in a row?

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    [quote=Ddog;481804]Even after a fish is killed it still produces slime whether or not you salt it, ducks and geese can be frozen whole as long as they werent hunted by a shotgun.


    Ddog hope you see this if not I will try to pm you.
    Why can't you freeze ducks shot with a shot gun ?
    Does your comment have anything to do with steel shot.
    Please let me know, pm me if you wish.
    PS. the salt and drain a few times method worked for elders cleaning trout in our family for years so we still use it.

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ddog View Post
    Even after a fish is killed it still produces slime whether or not you salt it, ducks and geese can be frozen whole as long as they werent hunted by a shotgun.
    wolverine and johnnybear your totally missing the question that was asked, and game are completely different from fish as i stated already, warm blooded vs cold blooded. its like comparing apples to oranges
    obviously we all know the sooner the better but if a fish was left overnight on ice it will be fine the next morning. (as long as the urine sac doesnt break).

    Nope... didn't miss the point at all. I don't care if it's cold blooded or not. It's still full of bacteria that is flushed from the animal as long as it's alive. When it dies, those bacteria don't and keep multiplying and the warmer it gets, the more they multiply with no way of bein flushed out of the animal/fish, cold blooded, warm blooded makes no difference. And they multiply exponentially. Naturally, if the fish is iced down it slows this process down but does not stop it. Only way to do that is to CLEAN the bacteria out, wash it out and THEN put it on ice to help slow down the decomposition of the flesh, which by virtue of being dead and not frozen starts decomposing from the moment of death. The less live bacteria left in the fish, which by an large comes from the stomach and the organs, the better it is for the table. The only difference between fish and game is that with game the clock runs even faster on the critical time to have it dressed, skinned and cooled. Apples and oranges.... I think not.
    I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy!

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    Hi Wildprotein,,i didnt want to hijack this thread, but in short the reason for this is, if the duck or goose was killed by hunting with shot it is possible that a pellet or two hit the bird in the chest, side, stomach , back or wherever and penetrated enough to rupture any internal organs, which in turn does spoil the meat.

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    Re: Cleaning trout...how quick does it need to be done?

    wolverine,,once again missed the question,,,

    question is. Is there a suggested or required cleaning time limit for fish(lake trout) that anyone can help us with for next time?

    obviously the quicker the better, we all know this, but if the fish was iced and cooled it would be fine the next morning, there would be no taste difference.

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