Fish Remains

brookiegrass · 08-27-07, 09:46 PM

This is kind of a wierd question but I always wondered if there was some 'normal' thing to do or something, but what do you guys do with the fish remains after you've filleted the fish. I think about this while camping and when I take fish home. I've been burying them...but what do you guys do?

B Kar Ma · 08-28-07, 08:47 AM

Do not put the guts in a river - I did that several years ago at the dam - the ranger was none to happy and I was instructed to wade out and get them. I always thought that nature would dispose of the remains. Seems the federal government has a different notion.

Now, I would take them wih me was normal trash and dispose of it that way.

Buck Henry · 08-28-07, 08:55 AM

If I am camping, I burn them in the fire. Otherwise, I typically just ice my fish down in a cooler and then clean them when I get home. I then freeze the guts and dispose of them with my normal garbage.

nu2trout · 08-28-07, 09:58 AM

I believe the native Americans used to burry them in their gardens.

I was wondering this as well. I rarely keep fish, but on a recent trip out of state the guys I fished with cleaned their fish on the river bank.

Interesting idea about freezing them and disposing of them.

Counslrman · 08-28-07, 10:46 AM

Would not the crayfish, turtles, etc. dispose of them? What happens when a fish dies? Does somebody go grab it and bury it?
Tight lines!
Jimmy

p.s. I normally ice any fish I keep and clean them at home and put the entrails, etc. around my tomatoes or whatever is in the garden.

finless brown · 08-28-07, 11:04 AM

Don't be a wuss..... eat 'em!

08-27-07, 09:46 PM	#1
brookiegrass Stocker Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9	Fish Remains This is kind of a wierd question but I always wondered if there was some 'normal' thing to do or something, but what do you guys do with the fish remains after you've filleted the fish. I think about this while camping and when I take fish home. I've been burying them...but what do you guys do?

08-28-07, 08:47 AM	#2
B Kar Ma NGTO Secretary, Director, Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Buford, Ga. 30519 Posts: 2,999	I know what not to do Do not put the guts in a river - I did that several years ago at the dam - the ranger was none to happy and I was instructed to wade out and get them. I always thought that nature would dispose of the remains. Seems the federal government has a different notion. Now, I would take them wih me was normal trash and dispose of it that way. __________________ Those sure are puurrtty stars

08-28-07, 08:55 AM	#3
Buck Henry Former NGTO President Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 8,661	If I am camping, I burn them in the fire. Otherwise, I typically just ice my fish down in a cooler and then clean them when I get home. I then freeze the guts and dispose of them with my normal garbage. __________________ Buck Henry Simple Goat Herder Former NGTO President Hall of Fame Member

08-28-07, 09:58 AM	#4
nu2trout Native Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Metro Atlanta Posts: 4,205	Natives I believe the native Americans used to burry them in their gardens. I was wondering this as well. I rarely keep fish, but on a recent trip out of state the guys I fished with cleaned their fish on the river bank. Interesting idea about freezing them and disposing of them. __________________ Far better it is to dare mighty things to win glorious triumphs even though checkered with failure, than to take ranks with those poor spirits who never enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

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08-28-07, 10:46 AM	#5
Counslrman Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 3,685	Would not the crayfish, turtles, etc. dispose of them? What happens when a fish dies? Does somebody go grab it and bury it? Tight lines! Jimmy p.s. I normally ice any fish I keep and clean them at home and put the entrails, etc. around my tomatoes or whatever is in the garden.

08-28-07, 11:04 AM	#6
finless brown Native Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,704	Don't be a wuss..... eat 'em!