Cleaning and Preparing Gamefish

<P>For an angler it's tough to beat the fresh-caught flavor and satisfaction of a delicious fish dinner savored after a successful day on the water. But to get the most from your catch it must be handled cleaned and prepared properly from the moment of capture. In this long-awaited guide outdoorsman Monte Burch with the help of step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations explains how to handle all types of gamefish caught in both fresh and salt water including trout salmon bass walleye perch catfish northern pike bluefish redfish striped bass and many others.<BR />This handbook covers the skills needed for gutting scaling skinning steaking and filleting all popular gamefish as well as the knives tools and other equipment needed and illustrates basic cooking methods. Burch also describes the best techniques for preserving fish including freezing drying pickling canning and smoking. Then he shares many of his favorite recipes for frying baking poaching and broiling your fish. Cleaning and Preparing Gamefish is a book all anglers will want to keep close at hand and refer to often. Its usefulness will last a lifetime.</P><P></P>