Catch, gut, clean, and eat a fish

There’s nothing like fresh fish cooked over a campfire… For beginners and those that don’t have a boat, try a trout hatchery, many states have them. Odds of catching fish are usually greatly increased over “in the wild” fishing as the streams are stocked weekly or even daily. Trout also happen to be one of the easiest fish to clean, no scales and you can even cook them with the skin/head/tail on without effecting taste much. Just clean them by cutting from anus to gills, grab the gills and pull (knock them out first with a swift blow to the head with the knife handle or hammer.) Rinse briefly with clean water and scrub whatever blood/etc remains, if any. Remove the head/tail/skin if you prefer (I usually only remove the head) and place them in tin foil. Lightly perforate the inside of the trout cavity with a fork, put 1/4 stick of butter in the cavity with salt/pepper/herbs to taste. Wrap up the foil and add another foil layer, throw it in cool/medium campfire coals for 15 minutes. DELICIOUS!!! Recommended sides include salad, cornbread, fresh cooked veggies,”home fries” or any potato dish, eggs, rice.