first rainbow on fly

rw wrote:

Bob Patton wrote:


Could also be a hatchery fish. Hope so.
I've seen fish in western NC with salmon-colored flesh and am almost
certain
they came from a hatchery, since they were in delayed-harvest water.


There's a diet supplement for hatchery trout that makes their flesh
orange. It's disgusting and repulsive, but true.

That said, I find freshly planted hatchery fish, regardless of color, to
be very palatable when cooked properly, by which I mean quickly pan
fried in canola oil, at the highest practical heat (just short of
smoking, and with a coating of flour, salt and pepper, with lemon slices
on the side.

To me, they have the texture of mush and have as much flavor. But maybe
you do have the secret to cooking them. You'll have to cook some up for
me sometime and maybe I'll change my mind.


They probably have a better diet than wild fish.


Better diet?

Reminds me of a bad 60's Sci Fi flick with people eating a couple pills
for a meal.

Willi

In article ,
"David Snedeker" wrote:

...
There's a Ramapo River in New Jersey.

New Jersey stocked trout have more of a white flesh. In my experience the
flesh turns more pink the longer the fish is in the wild and hold-overs
have
very pink flesh.

If they have access to freshwater shrimp their flesh can go pink.

Has nothing to do with shrimp. The diet that hatchery trout have (fish
pellets) results in the white flesh. The diet of insects (caddis,
mayfly, etc) of wild fish results in pink flesh.

--
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stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and
neither do we,"
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In article ,
"David Snedeker" wrote:

...
There's a Ramapo River in New Jersey.

New Jersey stocked trout have more of a white flesh. In my experience the
flesh turns more pink the longer the fish is in the wild and hold-overs
have
very pink flesh.

If they have access to freshwater shrimp their flesh can go pink.

Has nothing to do with shrimp. The diet that hatchery trout have (fish
pellets) results in the white flesh. The diet of insects (caddis,
mayfly, etc) of wild fish results in pink flesh.

--
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never
stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and
neither do we,"
George W bush, IQ in the 2 digits.

"Osama Bin Bush" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Snedeker" wrote:

...
There's a Ramapo River in New Jersey.

New Jersey stocked trout have more of a white flesh. In my experience
the
flesh turns more pink the longer the fish is in the wild and
hold-overs
have
very pink flesh.

If they have access to freshwater shrimp their flesh can go pink.

Has nothing to do with shrimp. The diet that hatchery trout have (fish
pellets) results in the white flesh. The diet of insects (caddis,
mayfly, etc) of wild fish results in pink flesh.



The cause of orange or pink flesh in trout, is due to the substance known as
carotin. It is quite immaterial whether this is the result of a natural diet
( Shrimp and crustacean carapaces, or exoskeletons), or the direct addition
of such colouring matter in the food pellets. The flesh itself may well
taste differently as a result of the diet, but this is not dependent on the
colour.

TL
MC

"Osama Bin Bush" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Snedeker" wrote:

...
There's a Ramapo River in New Jersey.

New Jersey stocked trout have more of a white flesh. In my experience
the
flesh turns more pink the longer the fish is in the wild and
hold-overs
have
very pink flesh.

If they have access to freshwater shrimp their flesh can go pink.

Has nothing to do with shrimp. The diet that hatchery trout have (fish
pellets) results in the white flesh. The diet of insects (caddis,
mayfly, etc) of wild fish results in pink flesh.



The cause of orange or pink flesh in trout, is due to the substance known as
carotin. It is quite immaterial whether this is the result of a natural diet
( Shrimp and crustacean carapaces, or exoskeletons), or the direct addition
of such colouring matter in the food pellets. The flesh itself may well
taste differently as a result of the diet, but this is not dependent on the
colour.

TL
MC

soylent green?

Willi wrote:



To me, they have the texture of mush and have as much flavor. But maybe
you do have the secret to cooking them. You'll have to cook some up for
me sometime and maybe I'll change my mind.


They probably have a better diet than wild fish.



Better diet?

Reminds me of a bad 60's Sci Fi flick with people eating a couple pills
for a meal.

Willi

soylent green?

Willi wrote:



To me, they have the texture of mush and have as much flavor. But maybe
you do have the secret to cooking them. You'll have to cook some up for
me sometime and maybe I'll change my mind.


They probably have a better diet than wild fish.



Better diet?

Reminds me of a bad 60's Sci Fi flick with people eating a couple pills
for a meal.

Willi

Jeff Miller wrote:

soylent green?

Actually it's pretty close! One of the main ingredients of fish pellets
is fish!

Willi

Jeff Miller wrote:

soylent green?

Actually it's pretty close! One of the main ingredients of fish pellets
is fish!

Willi

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:48:15 -0600, Willi wrote:



Jeff Miller wrote:

soylent green?

Actually it's pretty close! One of the main ingredients of fish pellets
is fish!

Oh-oh...can mad fish disease be far behind...or is that mad-fish
disease...?

HTH,
Charlatan Heston
"...from my cold, dead hands, you miserable ape...soylent green is
tablets! Stone tablets!"