I may or may not have mentioned this before, but I spent the majority of my youth split between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. I went to elementary school in Kaneohe, Hawaii and then finished my pre-college education in Port Chester, New York. My father was obsessed with sailing and we spent every weekend on the boat. While I have now lived in Washington, DC for over 20 years I miss the influence of the ocean on my daily life every day.
Although I have a great affinity for the ocean, I am not the biggest fan of its myriad creatures. Let's be frank, fish are gross. It took me about 33 years before I learned to enjoy sushi and I still have difficulty with cooked fish. Living fish skeeve me out. I have a tale about why I am such an ichthyophobe but that is for another day.
One thing I don't have very much experience with is lakes and lake fish. I've never been to Minnesota or visited the Great Salt Lake so I am not sure how lake fish are different from ocean fish. I do know one thing though:
Flounder are not a lake fish.
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