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Originally Posted by Chief Roundup
I wish I had the opportunity for truly fresh fish.
A decade ago I was in Destin, FL and I was amazed at the market we went to where they were dumping the fish out of the boats separating and preparing them. Boat to the counter 15 minutes or less. Now that is fresh.
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One year on a float down the GoodNews river, we were catching silver (coho) salmon. They were bright and shiny and still had sea lice (small external parasites that cannot live in fresh water so its presence means the fish just came into fresh water). We had brought lots of wine and twice baked potatoes. We were catching fish that had just started their run up the river so they were still really good, i.e., not starting to turn. From the time we landed them until they time they were buttered and seasoned and cooked was less than 10 minutes. Best salmon I ever had. Probably helped that the weather was perfect and we had a great fishing trip and there was a bear on a hill on the other side of the river that we were watching. Great memory. Once in a lifetime experience.