Hey there! Another question concerning this fish. My partner called me back last night and said they baked the tail piece of the steelie and that it turned out very mushy and tasted bad (real fishy). Is this typical as well for a downstream steelie? He is going to try smoking what is left, any thoughts would help.
If this is typical of "mended" fish, seems it would be more appropriate to release them. We love catching and eating, if they are not good for eating will release from now on.

Thanks for the input gentlemen.

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