Why do people cut king salmon in strips rather than flat like red salmon or other eating fish?
King salmon are too big to cut like blanket fish. The each side would be too thick and would spoil, or too much meat would have to be left on the backbone. • Try to find some dry dog fish that has the evidence of maggots. Can you see and smell the difference from that part and other unspoiled parts? The place looks like it was once infected. It has a foul smell even after it is dry. • Ask someone how to cut whitefish in the fall. How is this different from salmon in the summer? Why do you think there are differences? Distinguish between cutting whitefish for dogs and for people. Whitefish cut in the fall don t need as much surface area exposed as the temperature is much cooler. In cutting for dogs it is actually better to have the fish sour a little. • Hang fish on a spruce, birch, or willow pole. Can you tell the difference in terms of friction between the pole and fish? Spruce is much rougher. Birch and willow are quite slippery. The fish are apt to fall. • How are salmon bundled and
