Scale fish when grilling skin-on?

[Scott]

Another post reminded me of something I've wondered about and never thought to ask...

When grilling fillets with the skin on, do you bother scaling them?

Thanks!

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[night nurse]

ONLY if you are NOT going to eat the skin it self. I grill them all the time and keep the scales ON. My lab LOVES to gobble them up afterwards. Plus the scales help to firm up a base for you. Just spray a little pam on the grates before you start, it will flare up a little but thats all.
Good Luck

TED

[thill]

They call it fish on the half-shell...

The scales help protect the fillets, especially on smaller fish like croaker or trout. Scale side down, don't turn it, just cook it on med/low. Slather with melted butter, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper with a squeeze of lemon YUM!

-TH

[jrhjr]

Agreed (I see a Spadefish)

Never with a Spade or a Trigger. Always with a Rockfish or a Trout (I like to eat the skin!)

[Phishphinder]

Skin on is the way to go. Scales are good...