If it's from salt water then rule 1 is "Never wash the fillet or fish with fresh water". This gets into the cell structure and by means of osmosis removes the salt water content, plus fresh water freezes differently to fresh water. When thawed out the cell structure has been damaged past what you'd expect from salt water.
If you freeze fish then place it in "Glad wrap" as this can be squeezed to expel all the air, better than a plastic bag.
Thaw fish out of the heat and sun. Inside a cold oven lets it thaw slowely and keeps the blasted cats away whilst you're at work.
Lastly don't keep fish in the freezer for too long. Some say 3 months is enough but I've found different fish can last longer. Just have to experiment on that one.
Ross
Fish is supposed to taste like fish, beef tastes like beef, chicken tastes like chichen etc.
If your fish tasted like cheese or bacon or something then you would have a problem.
I don't like to freeze fish, but I have herd that the best way to do it is in a block of salt water so that no flesh is exposed to the air.
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