Post by: TheHunt on January 08, 2012, 02:33:09 PM
Post by: FC on January 08, 2012, 02:47:09 PM
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on January 08, 2012, 03:14:24 PM
Post by: TheHunt on January 08, 2012, 03:22:07 PM
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on January 08, 2012, 03:53:19 PM
or slide my knife down the filet, i cut where i do so i have something to hold on to when i am skinning them. I try not to move the knife, i try to pull the filet across the knife. That keeps the pressure from cutting the skin off, then it become a PITA.
Post by: ICEMAN on January 08, 2012, 04:36:32 PM
Easiest way I have found to descale them is lay them on the grass and blast them with a hose starting at the tail working to the head. Good nosle =no more scales. Slime has never bothered me, but I always descale asap and that may be why.
:yeah:
Post by: Camp David on January 08, 2012, 05:06:05 PM
Post by: lokidog on January 08, 2012, 05:52:56 PM
Easiest way I have found to descale them is lay them on the grass and blast them with a hose starting at the tail working to the head. Good nosle =no more scales. Slime has never bothered me, but I always descale asap and that may be why.
:yeah:
Same here. I like to leave the skin on for a couple of reasons, one is it keeps at least one side from freezer burning when it gets lost in the freezer and two, when I grill, I start meat side down then flip so the skin side is down to finish. If the skin sticks to the grill, no big deal.
Also, sockeye do not work very well with this method. For some reason the scales seem to be adhered more strongly.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 08, 2012, 06:15:16 PM
Post by: TheHunt on January 08, 2012, 07:42:05 PM
Post by: FC on January 08, 2012, 08:39:18 PM
I skin all my salmon ...JUST LIKE STATED ABOVE.. Once you eat a salmon that has been skinned you will never eat it any other way ... just place on foil with butter on the bottom and season it the way you like :twocents:
It truly does make an incredible difference doesn't it? I noticed a big difference in the fish I've smoked as well.
Post by: PolarBear on January 08, 2012, 08:43:30 PM
Easiest way I have found to descale them is lay them on the grass and blast them with a hose starting at the tail working to the head. Good nosle =no more scales. Slime has never bothered me, but I always descale asap and that may be why.:yeah:
Post by: TheHunt on January 09, 2012, 01:47:47 PM
Post by: kenzmad on January 09, 2012, 04:59:41 PM
Post by: teal101 on January 10, 2012, 11:53:32 AM
I skin all my salmon ...JUST LIKE STATED ABOVE.. Once you eat a salmon that has been skinned you will never eat it any other way ... just place on foil with butter on the bottom and season it the way you like :twocents:
I skin all my fish, Bass, trout, salmon and generally use this method for cooking. Works like a charm and tastes amazing.
Post by: jackmaster on January 10, 2012, 12:22:21 PM
Post by: kbyers on January 13, 2012, 06:55:24 PM
I cannot descale them on my property because I live in a housing development. Wife and neighboors would not like that. So I am looking for something I can run off my truck where I park or some place I can make a mess.
We usually take care of the fish at the river before coming home. Keeps the mess out of the garbage can
Post by: TheHunt on January 13, 2012, 07:40:16 PM
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 13, 2012, 07:57:43 PM
Post by: nanum on January 14, 2012, 06:50:27 PM
Post by: lokidog on January 14, 2012, 10:02:41 PM
i've never scaled any salmon or steelhead, or really any fish for that matter. i don't like eating the skin, so i usually cut it off as part of the filleting process.
Have you ever eaten panfish like blue gills or crappie? OMG, they are so much better tasting when eating the scaled filets with skin on than off! The skin adds quite a bit of flavor. I do not eat the skin of trout or salmon though.
Post by: TheHunt on January 15, 2012, 08:41:08 AM
i've never scaled any salmon or steelhead, or really any fish for that matter. i don't like eating the skin, so i usually cut it off as part of the filleting process.
Have you ever eaten panfish like blue gills or crappie? OMG, they are so much better tasting when eating the scaled filets with skin on than off! The skin adds quite a bit of flavor. I do not eat the skin of trout or salmon though.
I have never eating the skin of a steelhead or salmon. That is what I target when I fish most of the time when I fish these days.
Post by: ICEMAN on January 15, 2012, 08:43:11 AM
i've never scaled any salmon or steelhead, or really any fish for that matter. i don't like eating the skin, so i usually cut it off as part of the filleting process.
Have you ever eaten panfish like blue gills or crappie? OMG, they are so much better tasting when eating the scaled filets with skin on than off! The skin adds quite a bit of flavor. I do not eat the skin of trout or salmon though.
Loki, same with sanddabs.... A light descaling, skin on, cook and eat. Wonderful.
Post by: eggster on January 17, 2012, 06:55:59 PM
I cannot descale them on my property because I live in a housing development. Wife and neighboors would not like that. So I am looking for something I can run off my truck where I park or some place I can make a mess.De-scale them on your lawn. Does the grass good and it dont leave a mess. Youd be surprised at how many neighbors wanna be your friend when youre scaling fish.