You learned from the same place I did, Sg. And that makes it a common mistake. Try it my way and let us know how it works out.

I was referring to meat side down first for broiling so the skin dries and you don't end up turning the meat over and putting it right in the slime......
On the bbg it doesn't matter as the slime will drip into the coals and not onto the meat....but I'll still put the skin down to dry it first.
Of course, if you blast off all the scales and slime and wipe it clean and dry(which I don't), it's probably not an issue.

searing fish?....OK....frying pan?