You Might be a Fisherman if…

• You have a photo of your 10 lb. bass on your desk at work instead of your family.
• You have a power worm dangling from your rear view mirror because you think it makes a good
  air freshener.
• Your wedding party had to tie tin cans to the back of your bass boat.
• Your local tackle shop has your credit card number on file.
• You keep a flippin stick by your favorite chair to change the TV channels with.
• You name your black lab “Mercury” and your cat “Evinrude”.
• Bass Pro Shop has a private line just for you.
• You have your name painted on a parking space at the launch ramp.
• You consider viennies and crackers a complete meal.
• You think MEGABYTES means a great day fishing.
• You call your boat “sweetheart” and your wife “skeeter”.
• You send your kid off to the first day of school with his shoes tied in a palomar knot.
• You think there are four seasons–Pre-spawn, Spawn, Post Spawn and Hunting.
• Your $30,000 bass boat’s trailer needs new tires so you just “borrow” the ones off your house.
• You trade your wife’s van for a smaller vehicle so your bass boat will fit in the garage.
• Your kids know it’s Saturday— Because the boats gone.

Funny Fishing Jokes

• Game Warden: “Fishing?”
  Man without a license: “No. Drowning worms.”
• Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft it sank…
  proving once and for all that you can’t have your kayak and heat it, too.
• The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
  (What can be so tasty on the bottom of the pond?)
• What’s the difference between a hunter and a fisherman?
  A hunter lies in wait. A fisherman waits and lies.
• Why is going to a meeting of the Bar Association like going into a bait shop?
  Because of the abundance of suckers, leeches, maggots and nightcrawlers.
• If they are dumb enough to eat off a hook, how can fish be considered “brain food?”

Write for Mail Order

An elderly fisherman wrote to a mail order house the following: “Please send me one of those gasoline engines for my boat you show on page 438, and if it’s any good, I’ll send you a check.”

In a short time he received the following reply: “Please send check. If it’s any good, we’ll send the engine.”

I hope you enjoyed these fishing jokes If you know of any more funny Fishing Jokes please share them in the comment box below. Thanks!

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Kaitlyn
(The CampTrip Team)

Camping in Kaghan, Pakistan

The place we decided to go to camping was the valley of Kaghan. Located in the Mansehra district of Pakistan, it is one of the longest valleys in the world. Located in the rugged mountainous region, it is only reachable on foot or on a vehicle. We decided to get to it in a jeep as it was a long journey.
We reached our destination -the Kaghan valley- in a couple of hours and set camp. So began our camping experience and so begins my list of advice…

Camping Tips

• Always bring matches on a trip. Though it seems that no one could forget such a vital item, many people do, especially first-timers like us. Luckily, one of us had brought a lighter along with us and it was enough to pass the night.
• Always bring waterproof tents. Even though we got lucky and it did not rain, we did realize after our trip that it is an essential.
• Always bring a map. Kaghan is in the wilderness and there are not exactly plenty of campers nearby; it’s easy to get lost.
• Try to get tinned food or food that does not perish quickly. Food is one thing that you have to plan correctly and according to the camping trip. Often there are no stores to purchase food from, especially when you are camping in a reserve or some forest.
• Always pack spares of almost everything such as flashlights, batteries, matches, flares, etc.
• When building a campfire, be careful. One small mistake can cause a lot of damage.
• Always pack a first aid kit so that you are ready if some minor incidents happen.
• Try to use biodegradable utensils, etc. We do not want to harm Mother Nature.

These are the few basic tips that I learned from my camping experience in the northern valleys of Pakistan. I hope my camping tips will prove to be useful for you on your camping trip. Have fun!

Author: Jawad Awan
Edited By: CampTrip.com

Armed and Ready

We arrived at a Dorset site on the south coast of England armed with everything including the kitchen sink and a framed network of tubular aluminum to be encapsulated in a thin material but one robust enough to keep out anything that nature could throw our way. Erection was well detailed and in no time our home rose proudly before us, even the kids took part with pleasure. And then came the “father” bit – mallet and metal pegs in hand I strode to the first squared edge and motioned into the “peg-banging crouch”.

Hit Rock Bottom

The top 3 centimeters was soft and welcoming to the metal probing it however, beyond that tier of material there was rock, masses of rock with only tiny voids of softness separating each plate. “This is impossible.” And it was – bent pegs led to lowering leg heights to allow material to be trapped by rocks against the earth and temporarily stop the dome from blowing away, at least until the storm hit. And so I thought…..Water is heavy, a paddling pool never blows away…how can I convert water properties into tent restraints.

Pool Inspiration

A pool type material was acquired – heavy-duty rubber but not too inflexible. This was cut to shape and stitched together to form a tube, approximately 12cm in diameter and an equal length to the perimeter of the tent. The ends of the tube were then clipped together and the whole thing then encapsulated the material home.
Through each peg loop was placed a length of tying material and the tube was lashed accordingly into place.

Proud Admiration

And finally….the fitted water nozzle was connected to the tap by my purpose provided length of garden hose. As the tube swelled we stood and watched in awe – the length of snaking material formed the shape of the perimeter and filled to capacity providing a weight that couldn’t be moved by man or many.
The seal it made with the ground was better than anything achieved previously with pegs, the water was free to go upon completion of the trip, therefore reducing the need for peg space and my long sausage lived to restrain another day.

Author: David Wigmore
Edited By: CampTrip.com

We live in the 21st century, so why should I want to spend several days somewhere far out without Twitter, Facebook and my movie collection?

CampTrip comes to the rescue. Camping time is usually spent catching up and having fun with family and friends (which is obviously great), but it doesn’t mean you have to exist without your precious gadgets and Internet. Even better, there are many gadgets that will make the camping trip even more fun. We have put together a collection of great gadgets and camping tips – not just for the geek camper.

The Camping for Geeks Checklist:

A Powerful Combination – Car & Solar Chargers

If you are not camping somewhere close to a electricity plug these are a necessity. If you are traveling by car, buy an AC/DC car inverter. These allow you to plug in a normal 220V/110V plug and charge/run whatever device you want directly from the 12V outlet. I used this several times while camping in Western Australia and it was a life saver. But remember, they do use a lot of energy and, therefore, fuel.

Solar Chargers have come along way. As long as you are not camping in the north of Alaska in winter these handy little devices can charge any handheld device, from iPhone, HTC, Blackberry to digital cameras. We recommend the Freeloader Pro Solar Charger which is compatible with many gadgets and comes with a built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery.

Finally, for the extreme geek campers out there we can recommend the Generator Voltaic Solar Laptop Charger. If there is no power in the vicinity, this amazingly compact (but pricey) charger will ensure you can watch your favourite movie in the wild.

Go Online Wherever & Whenever – USB Dongles

These little devices are heaven-sent. There are many types of USB Dongles and providers available that allow you to connect your laptop wireless to the Internet. If you just want one for the trip ensure that you sign up to a prepaid service. Also, ensure that the provider you select offers good reception in the areas you are planning to travel. Many offer reception maps that show which areas are covered.

If you are traveling abroad ensure that you buy a local USB Dongle. This will save you lots of hassle and, most importantly, money. Furthermore, you can buy an unlocked USB dongle at home and put in any SIM card. This saves you from buying one in the country you are planning to camp in/ travel to. But as with all things, do your homework.

Here are just a few of many service providers for wireless USB dongles:

Europe:

Vodafone
T-Mobile

USA:

AT&T

Canada:

Rogers

Australia:

Telstra
Vodafone Australia

Keep Those Gadgets Safe – Waterproof Gadget Cases

This one is simple but very important advice. With all those expensive and important gadgets you really don’t want to  get caught up in a rainy situation. You will end up wrapping them in multiple plastic bags to keep them “sort of” safe. Don’t risk it! Check out these handy little waterproof gadget cases which will ensure that no water gets to them.

Finding Your Way – GPS Devices

There are many GPS devices out there that can not only help you find your way but also pinpoint exactly where you are.

If you want to save money and have an iPhone, just simply use the Google Maps service. We have travelled through Australia and the entirety of Europe with this set-up. Roaming charges can be expensive so just connect it up to a wireless network and preview the route you wish to take. This will cache and save all the maps onto the iPhone.  Zoom in and out so you have multiple levels of detail. Furthermore, take screenshots of the main route points by pressing Home + Power Button at the same time. This will help you just in case the Google Maps app looses its cache. Yes, it does happen and it’s good to have a back-up!

However, if you want a more reliable device with offline maps then TomTom is a good choice. Of course this is if you are travelling by car. Here is a good article comparing Garmin and TomTom GPS devices for the car.

There are also many handheld GPS devices that are more suitable if you have to travel lighter. These become very handy if you are planning to hike. They can give you detailed map information, allow you to create waypoints and also save the locations that you have been too. This can be extremely cool, allowing to map exactly which route you took. The Garmin eTrex Venture HC is a good example. It’s light, waterproof, user friendly and has maps for U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central and South America.

Lighten Up & Keep it that Way! – Rechargeable Torches

You’re out there in your tent surrounded by darkness. The brightness of your iPhone is not enough to scare off animals or find the toilet paper. To avoid these situations ensure that you are equipped with a real torch (flashlight).

Check out this great light. Obviously it’s a bit heavy to take on your hike, but having a good, rechargeable light can be a real life saver. This flashlight from ThinkGeek has 16 super bright LED’s powered by a 6V battery which can be charged up by a bit of hand cranking.

If you’re not keen on carrying a sun around, what about this handy Solar Hybrid flashlight. This light and portable flashlight charges up through solar energy and has a battery backup just in case.

So, you see, camping for geeks is possible. So get your pasty white geeky skin outdoors and experience the great outdoors with the help of technology!

Author: Jeremy Pitt
(The CampTrip Team)

“Something was Missing…”

We had decided to meet near the edge of the woods. It took me a couple of hours to get there but the cold, clean air around me kept me full of energy while my legs got me to the meeting place. I was the first one there, but just minutes later all of us started to arrive. I had a horrible feeling that something was missing, and when I asked my friends they told me they had the same feeling. As soon as Dani, one of the guys, arrived we all noticed it: none of us had brought a tent except for Dani.

Darkness Fell, As Did Our Spirits

It seemed that in a matter of seconds the sky got dark and the cold more intense. We all took Dani’s tent and started unfolding it and staking it in the ground. Thankfully Vlad was on his game and started making a fire. Soon it was all ready: the only tent we had was set and the meat was cooking. We ate happy and proudly, knowing we had at least thought of food, but the cold wind didn’t seem to care about our good mood. It started to creep up under our clothes and soon it reached our skin. We all started to tremble in the cold. We had to think of a way to get everybody in a small two-person tent. There was only one problem. There were five of us, so we did what any group of male friends would do in such a situation: we started fighting over who got to sleep in the tent. God bless the small pieces of ice that started falling from the sky. It stopped all our mouths instantly.

A Stroke of Genius

We all somehow got in the tent while sitting with our feet under our bodies, but we couldn’t do that all night, so we thought out a plan. The three shortest guys would sleep horizontally in the upper part of the tent, since it was just a big square and the other two would sleep vertically at they’re feet. It was one of our best ideas we ever had, and even now I’m proud of it. The next day we were a little bit sore, but nothing compared to what we would have been if we had all slept horizontally next to each other. The only thing I was sorry about was the two guys that slept at my feet. I bet they didn’t just smell the grass in the morning!

Author: Paul Pintea

Edited By: CampTrip.com

Smart Pills

One morning, a father and his young son were in the forest hunting rabbits. After about an hour, they finally came across some rabbit tracks. In between the tracks, there were these little round brown pellets, and the son said to his father, “Dad, what are those?”

The father replied, “Those are smart pills. Try a couple.” So the kid grabbed a couple of them and put them in his mouth. The boy made a funny face and said to his dad, “Ewww! Yuk! They taste like crap.”

The father replied, “See, you’re getting smarter already.”

Smoke Signals

Larry: Hey, look way off over there. What’s that?
George: Wow, smoke signals!
Larry: What do they say?
George: Help … my … blankets … on … fire!

Bear’s Breakfast

Two guys were hunting in the forest when they unexpectedly came across a very large brown bear. Immediatey, they both took off running. After a few minutes, one guy abruptly stopped running, took off his backpack, and pulled out a pair of running shoes.

The other guy saw this and was wondering what was going on. So he stopped, ran back to the first guy and asked, “Why are you putting on your running shoes? Do you really think you are going to be able to out run that bear with those?”

The other guy replied, “I don’t have to out run the bear, I just have to out run YOU!”

Two Cannibals Joke

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: ‘Does this taste funny to you?’

What’s the Difference Between Beer Nuts and Deer Nuts?

Beer Nuts are around a dollar seventy-nine, and deer nuts are just under a buck!

I hope you enjoyed these funny camping jokes. Here are Humorous Camping Jokes part one if you missed them. Or, you can read more Funny Camping Jokes. If you know of any Humorous Camping Jokes please share them in the comment box below. Thanks!

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Kaitlyn
(The CampTrip Team)

There is Nothing Quite Like Camping

Despite all of this, however, I do love camping. The freedom that a tent gives you creates limitless opportunities and the knowledge that you are only a thin piece of fabric away from the great outdoors as you lie in your sleeping bag at night removes all feelings of constraint. And where else in the world are you so close to nature? When I was camping in Tenby in Wales, a stag came up to our tent and ate an apple that we rolled over to it. When I was staying in Brokers Wood, Wiltshire, a rabbit chewed through one of my guy ropes and I saw the whole thing through the shadow that it projected on to the inside of the canvas. When I stayed in France, a butterfly laid its eggs on my pillow (whilst this gave me issues with winged creatures because I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was crawling over my face while I slept, it was still an experience). This isn’t counting the foxes, badgers, owls and bats that you see and hear through the night as you struggle to sleep or as you sit around a battery operated lamp until the early hours, eating marshmallows, barbecued meat and corn on the cob.

Back to the Basics

Free from electricity and the Internet, and somehow the need to walk half a mile to fill your water bottle up is the best kind of relaxation there is. You are stripped down to the essentials and all the things that we go to escape from have no place in the middle of the countryside. Although I have a love-hate relationship with camping, camping is the ultimate cheap break and I challenge anyone to tell me that there is a better way to get closer to the world that surrounds us.

Author: Gemma Buxton
Edited By: CampTrip.com

This is Eugene’s Story

In the summer of 1945, Eugene was 15. He’d worked himself into exhaustion tending cattle 18 hours a day on his family’s ranch on the north rim of the Gila. His four older brothers were off fighting World War II so the slightly-built teenager had become the family’s main ranch hand. His mother had won him a three day reprieve in the form of church camp – the local pastor intended to haul a dozen rural kids into the wilderness so they could give thanks to God while reveling in nature. Eugene eagerly grabbed his sleeping bag and went along.

The Day the World Ended

Early in the morning of July 16, before the sun was up, Eugene was lying awake. Suddenly, out of the stillness, came a roar, “like a giant would make,” he told us, “but it didn’t echo, there was just a burst of deafening sound.” He felt himself lifted up and slammed against a big Ponderosa pine tree. He said, “In a split second, I had been completely blown out of my sleeping bag. When I came to my senses, I noticed everyone else had been blown out of theirs, too.” Confusion set in when the group realized that it hadn’t been a storm that had tossed them. The air was dead calm and there were still three-dimensional stars hanging in the morning sky.

The pastor bandaged the scraped arms and knees of the campers. Someone stirred last night’s campfire. The group huddled close to it, trying to glean from it some comforting warmth and normality. Something extraordinary had happened to them. They just couldn’t fathom what it was.

A few minutes later, a truck came tearing down the hill and screeched to a halt. A forest ranger flung himself from the cab. His eyes were wide with terror and he screamed at the pastor, “I just saw the sun blow up!”

The ranger’s job was to sit in a high perch on the tallest mountain to watch out for forest fires. This morning, he was looking to the east and in a sudden flash, he saw a massive gold and orange dome rise across the horizon. Then he was knocked flat on his perch by a mysterious force. When he stood back up, he watched a giant, beastly cloud curl up toward the heavens. He concluded that only an exploding star could have manifested such power.

Visions of disaster flashed across the campers’ young minds. With no sun, there would be no life. No cattle to tend, no weeds to hoe, no teachers to annoy, no parents to hug. Everyone began crying.

The pastor gathered the campers in a circle and there, with the forest ranger, they began to pray. Eugene was never one given to religious fervor, but that morning he prayed so hard that his brain throbbed. He asked God for a chance to see his mother again, before the earth went dark and died. For that’s what they expected. For about 20 minutes.

Someone finally looked up from the prayer circle and shrieked. Daddy told us, “I saw the most beautiful sight that I’ve ever seen, other than your mother.” The sun in its usual glory was peeking from behind the pines. The preacher packed up the campers and high-tailed it for home. There, they found parents clustered around radios. They were awaiting an explanation for the windows that had been blown from their frames and dairy cows whose milk had been spontaneously expressed. A few days later, a report came in that an ammunition depot at the Alamogordo Bombing range had blown up, about 80 miles as the crow flies from the church camp site.

On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing over 130,000 people and leveling millions of acres. Three days later, another one was dropped on Nagasaki. Soon, the people of rural New Mexico learned the true source of their confusion that cool July morning – they’d been in the direct line of unearthly energy emanating from the Trinity atomic test.

The Aftermath

As he finished his story, Daddy said, “Back then, I was proud of our country for having the courage to develop the bomb. And I was so glad when my big brothers came home from the Pacific. But I’m so sorry, girls, that the world as I knew it ended that day. Because, I didn’t realize it back then, but it was your world, too.”

He had tears in his eyes when he said this, and so my sisters and I cuddled up against him, thankful for the story, mostly because it had actually been interesting. But we couldn’t really relate. Unlike him, we had never known a world without the power, and woe, of an atom, split.

But the “Day the World Ended”  story of the Trinity atomic test had bonded my sisters and me to our father, and for that small residual goodness discovered while camping with him, we have always been grateful.

Author: Margaret Larson

Edited By: CampTrip.com

During the school holidays I went on my first camping trip with my husband, my two children and my rabid dog to the beautiful Lake Garda in Italy. While the location was something out of a dream the whole camping experience was at times an unmitigated disaster.

Below I’ve listed some of those camping mishaps, hopefully you can learn from my misery.

My Camping Mishaps on Lake Garda, Italy:

Decked by a Chair

Before going camping my husband kindly gave me the task of buying some deck chairs as well as some camping accessories. It’s fair to say teaching isn’t the most lucrative career but my decision to the buy our deck chairs from the pound shop is one I now regret. It was only the second day when reading through my latest novel the deck chair suddenly collapsed from under me only to be followed by eruptions of laughter from my caring husband and children.

Marshmallow Meltdown

With our careful supervision the children toasted some marshmallows on the campfire. On one occasion a marshmallow became engulfed with flames and in a mad panic my youngest son threw it in the direction of our dog, which steadily picked up the stick and of course the flaming marshmallow before running in the direction of our tent. Luckily, the marshmallow melted and fell off the stick before our dog entered the tent.

Light my Fire

On our first night, my husband, with his caveman like behaviour took charge of the fire. He had the kids collect the perfect fire wood and began constructing his masterpiece; I sat back in amusement a little smug knowing what was likely to happen or not in this case. After 40 or so minutes all he had summoned were a few measly sparks, I was getting hungry and so were the kids. Somewhat dejectedly he reached for the lighter fluid and within seconds he had it lit. Men, please don’t think you are Bear Grylls, it’s chilly and we’re hungry just get the lighter fluid and don’t be a hero.

Digital Switch Off

We let our eldest son take his new portable game console on the trip this was more to keep him entertained while travelling in the car. One day we decided to go hiking and we let him pack his own bag including a water bottle, chocolate bar, sandwich, another chocolate bar and unknown to myself and my husband his portable game console. Like all young teenagers he was at the back flagging, however, what we didn’t know was that while he was climbing over rocks and boulders he was also playing on his portable games console, impressive multitasking until he slipped and cracked his screen, he won’t be getting a new one.

Domestic Enemies

My husband the ever practical joker, thought it would be funny to move our tent while I was sleeping in it, right up against a wall. I woke up blurry eyed haven’t not slept very well due to the very raucous wildlife and climbed out of the tent head first straight into a stone wall. Be very wary of practical jokers, camping brings the worst out in them.

I’ve now got a cracked head, sore backside and an even grumpier teenage son. Maybe I’m a little crazy but despite all of the calamities experienced during our Lake Garda holiday I would still go back. Life is about creating stories and camping facilitates this beautifully, hopefully for myself and my family this is just the beginning, chapter one.

Author: Lucia Monlia

Edited By: CampTrip.com

De-Slime Your Fish

It’s important to clean and prepare the fish for cooking shortly after being caught so as to maintain its freshness. First wash off the layer of slime on the fish, if it has one; fresh fish often have this slimy layer when they come out of the water. This fish slime may contain parasites and bacterial growth that could contaminate the flesh of the fish if it were exposed, so make sure to remove this slime before slicing into the fish.

Remove Scales

Next, with the fish scalier or the blunt edge of the dull knife, scrape off the scales by using short strokes against the direction of the scales from tail to head; repeat on other side. Make sure you get the scales around the fins, gills and throat of the fish. Make sure all scales are removed along the fish’s body, and wash in cold fresh water so that all the scales sticking to the sides gets washed away. If you don’t mind scales, you can skip to the next section.

Cleaning Out Your Fish

Make the first cut with the sharp fillet knife by inserting it into the vent in the fish’s belly right in front of the anal fin and slice out forwards towards the gill region, carefully watching your fingers. Split the gills’ central connection.  Remove the entrails—intestines, liver, other internal organs—with your fingers.  Make sure to scrape out the liver, which attaches to the back bone and the swim bladder – which attaches to the cavity itself. Check the cavity to ensure everything has been removed, because if the “sticky gooey stuff” (membranes or other particles) is left inside and cooked, there will be a horrible bitter taste. You can even grab the section at the base of the head, pinch a little and pull everything out at once. Cut out the gills with your knife, too. Once mostly clean inside, give the insides a rinse and wash out any blood that you can see.

Cooking Your Fish Whole

Decide whether you want to cook the fish whole or not. Usually small fish are cooked whole, and bigger fish need to be prepared as fillets. If cooking the fish whole, then the head and tail sections need not be removed because a skewer can be “threaded” through the mouth and tail section of the fish to hold the fish above the campfire later when cooking.

Rinse the cavity thoroughly with the bottle of fresh water. If you want, remove the dorsal fin by cutting along each side of it and carefully pulling the fin out with the pliers. Be careful that bones at the base of the fins aren’t left inside the fish.  Store the cleaned fish in the container, making sure the cleaned fish faces downward so that water does not pool in the cavity. If your container holds ice, make sure melted ice water does not pool in the cavity so as to prevent bacteria from growing and spoiling your fish, as these organisms live inside the entrails. If your fish happens to have yellow grubs on them when you clean them (such as when cleaning bass), flick them off and press on; these yellow grubs are parasites that don’t hurt humans (according to some state fishing websites) and they can be killed by thorough cooking.

Cooking Your Fish in Fillets

If you prefer having the fish prepared in fillet-fashion, cut just above the fish’s ribs, which you can feel with your knife and use as a guide; pull the fillet away from the fish’s body once the blade reaches the head end. Inspect the fillet for bones, and gently pull the bones out. Separate the skin from the meat with the knife by cutting under the skin and pulling the skin slowly away from the fillet from the front to the back. The skin should be a thin layer with little to no meat on it. Repeat on the other side.

Another way is to open the fish up from the belly with your knife and remove the backbone, ribs, head and tail – leaving just a flat double fillet with the skin on. Remove the fins with deft cuts from your knife, and take care not to get poked because those fins can be sharp and slippery. You can remove the ribs and bones just before removing the backbone by slipping your thumb from just behind the head and drawing down between the meat and the rib cage all the way down the length of the fish.

Nothing Should “Smell Kinda Fishy”

Good fish should never smell fishy. But if there happens to be a smell you don’t like on the fish, you can get rid of this smell by rubbing some cooking salt all over the fish, leave the salt on the fish for a few minutes, then wash it off; this can even bring out the flavor of the fish after cooking. You can even squeeze lemon juice onto the fish before cooking to mask the fishy smell, if you so choose. Properly discard bones and leftover remains of the fish.

To rid your hands of the fishy smell, rub your hands together with the juice squeezed out of half a lemon then wash hands with warm soap and water.  When drying your hands, use a rag—not your clothes—to wipe them.

If you missed reading part one “What You Need to Clean Your Fish” you can read it here.

Author: Mariecor Agravante
Edited By: CampTrip.com

Where to Clean Your Fish

When you are at last ready to clean your fish it is best, for sanitary purposes, to clean fish at designated fish cleaning stations. But if there are no designated cleaning stations around, then make sure when cleaning fish that you are doing this activity away from your campsite and away from neighboring campsites as well; this is to keep wildlife—like forest animals (e.g. birds, skunks, raccoons, bears, etc.) and insects (e.g. flies, mosquitoes, and other pesky bugs)—from disturbing your camp and those of your neighbors. Note that it may be preferable to clean fish while still at the lake so that the leavings (i.e. the fish remains) can be returned into the lake to be recycled by Mother Nature’s other creatures. Besides, if the feel of fish scales, slime, or entrails is too unpleasant for you during the process, then it may be best to indeed clean your fish near the water you caught it in. However, if there are laws against cleaning fish on the lake or if there are laws against dumping fish remains back into the lake, then make sure to abide by the laws, and dispose of the fish remains in appropriate containers after you’ve cleaned.

What You Need to Clean Your Fish

To begin, gather the materials needed to start the process of cleaning fish. Here is what you should have on hand:

• A fish scalier or a dull knife to scrape off the scales
• A fillet knife that is sharp
• A pair of pliers to pull out the dorsal fin
• Bottles of fresh water to rinse off the fillets (avoid cleaning fish with lake or stream water because they may have substances that will contaminate the edible parts you feed on)
• Cooking salt to place on fish to mask fishy smell
• Lemons to squeeze lemon juice onto the fish to mask the fishy smell after you’ve rinsed off the cooking salt
• A covered container to hold the cleaned fillets
• A bucket to gather water from the lake to rinse the cleaning area clean, a rag to wipe off your hands after handling the fish
• Half a lemon to eliminate fish odors from your hands when the activity is done

Now that you’re all ready and prepared read part two “How to Clean a Fish When Camping“.

Author: Mariecor Agravante

Edited By: CampTrip.com

Oh Camping is the life for me, camping by the sparkling sea, under the mangrove tree

Oh Camping is the life for me, being with the family, singing songs and playing happily

Oh Camping is the life for me, going outside to have a pee, experiencing nature free

Oh Camping is the life for me, hot and tasty food for tea, sleeping soundly like a baby

Oh Camping is the life for me, flooded by the stormy sea, lighting striking the mangrove tree

Oh Camping is the life for me, queuing up to have a pee, bugs biting my arm, face & knee

Oh Camping is the life for me, cold beans and a lukewarm tea, snoring campers waking me

Oh Camping is the life for me, stuck with the family, making me feel grumpy

Oh is Camping the life for me? Yes, without a doubt, for can’t you see,
that without my CampTrip where would I be?

Author: Marylyn Palmer
Edited By: CampTrip.com