Outdoor Skills – Fishing Q&A
What is that dark, bloody vein that runs down the top of a fish's body cavity?
Field & Stream Online Editors
That’s the kidney, which helps to process metabolic waste. To remove it when cleaning a fish, scrape it away using either the back of your thumbnail or the rounded edge of a tablespoon.
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