So we had the final lesson last Sunday. This was a 'practical' one where as an entire group we were split in two. I was in the first group who went outside as it started to snow, pulled a rainbow trout out of a water-filled container in a trailer attached to the back of the course owners Merc and proceeded to be shown how to kill it humanely, gut and fillet it.
1. killing it: knock it on the head, flip it over in your hand and poke a sharp filleting knife into it's throat - where the heart is - making a small incision until blood flows freely..
2. Gutting it: slice from anus to the hole you made in it's throat along the underside of the fish. Then squeeze the base of the gills together between thumb and fore-finger so the tongue is forced down and protrudes below the lower jaw. slide the knife in between the bottom of the jaw and the tongue, then slice toward the chin. This now enables you to use the lower jaw as a finger loop for a finger on one hand. Hold the head/upper jaw tightly in the other hand and pull the lower jaw down and away. as you continue to pull, it removes lower jaw, gills and all the guts in one piece: this is a neat technique!
3. Inspect the gills and guts for parasites, disease and signs of pollution - ie is it good to eat?
4. remove the fillets on each side of the fish if you want by sliding a blade, flat to the fish, along the backbone from tail to head.... personally I prefer to cook trout whole...
Part II of the lesson was an introduction to all this fishing tackle available and how you would use it for all the various types of fishing.
This was my favorite lesson!
We all then sat a test exam paper to get used to format etc, much as you would for any exam.... didn't like that bit quite so much!
So the exam is next weekend.
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