Lou Decruss wrote:
> A few weeks ago I told my 78 yr. old neighbor I'd never cleaned a
> fish. He said he'd be glad to teach me but we had no fish. He fishes
> almost daily but he broke his leg and just got out of the nursing
> home. Saturday he came over and said he had 9 crappies from the night
> before and would be willing to teach me. The first two weren't too
> good but by the time I was done I had it down pretty good. He gave me
> all the fillets to take home. I blackened them and made po-boy
> sandwiches that were awesome. I guess some fish are a bit different
> to filet but I'm no longer intimidated to try to learn more. Fish
> that's fresh out of the water is so much better than store bought
> stuff. What a treat. Louise loves to fish but it's something we've
> never done together. I don't mind it as long as there's a cooler of
> beer and friends around. When I came home with the fish she asked if
> I now know how to do it. Her immediate response was "lets go get
> licenses." I see lots of fresh fish in the near future.
>
> Am I the only one who never cleaned a fish before?
>
> Lou
No, I have friends in their forties and fifties who have never cleaned
fish or any kind of animal before. It sometimes is a shock to those who
have never done it but it becomes easier the more you do it.

I've been a fisherman practically since birth, both fresh and sal****er.
My Dad taught me to fillet fish when I was barely seven years old. In
our youth my DW and our kids went fishing whenever possible and then
filleted the fish for freezer storage. Kids were taught the same as I
was but wife resisted learning. Kids can still do it (they're in their
late forties now)but wife still resists doing the work.

There's nothing like fresh caught fish Lou. Straight from the water to
the frying pan, right on the creek or riverbank. Good for you.