San Juan this week!

[wayne gustaveson]

This last trip we made last week we started bleeding out the fish. Essentially put the fish in the livewell all day (except stripers we cut immediately then put on ice after bled out) then just before heading off the lake at the end of the day cut the gills. Very impressed with how clean they were when cleaning and you could see noticeably less blood in the fillets.

So what is the next step. You saw less blood on the fillets but what did you do with that red (now pink) tissue? I cut all that red meat off using my technique. After bleeding is the red muscles still there and on the fillet when cooked? I am trying to learn here?

 

[Dorado]

Yes, the red slow twitch muscle is still there, and must be removed (especially if you are freezing the filets). Bleeding the fish just removes the blood from the white, fast twitch muscle and makes them cleaner and tastier. It also makes the fileting process a lot cleaner.

I have fished all over, from the tropics to Alaska, and without fail, the guides bleed all fish to maintain the best quality filets.....

 

[CHRIS MCBETH]

Yuk Taxes! 3 days left buddy. Make taxes your priority

FYI, tax day in 2018 is Tuesday April 17 (not the 15th).

 

[WaterMan]

Got my WW Flags in the mail and will be flying them on our trip to the San Juan April 28 to May 5.

 

[birdsnest]

Got my WW Flags in the mail and will be flying them on our trip to the San Juan April 28 to May 5.

Looking forward to your report. How far up are you going? A group of us is going all the way up on the 18th--25th.

 

[WaterMan]

We will be camped in Neskahi area. We will be fishing the ben south.

 

[birdsnest]

We will be camped in Neskahi area. We will be fishing the ben south.

Good luck but leave a couple for us.

 

[Striper Slayer]

Here is my best yet!
Try it!
Put fillets in yellow mustard and let set for at least 12 hours.Yes yellow mustard...blot all the water off first.
Get some McCormick Cajun Seafood Fry mix . When ready to cook put the mix and the fish in a ziplock and coat the fish.
Drop in hot oil until they float up but make sure they are not stuck to the bottom if you have them in a deep fat fryer.
Make sure you get. All the red meat out before!

That sounds delicious! I am going to try it.
Normally we do fish tacos with striper.

 

[KYKevin]

You have to have one limit cleaned,and you you can have one limit not cleaned yet, if you stay more then one day.

 

[BartsPlace]

Wayne, you should add a sticky with fish recipes

FYI, the recipes have now been migrated and appear under “Resources” on the main page.