How to know if Dover Sole is fresh? How do you know when Dover Sole is fresh?

According to this other question, about all fish, you have a few ways to know:


the gills should be bright red
the skin/scales should be bright and shiny like metal
this fish shouldn't really smell of anything except 'watery'
the flesh should rebound quickly when pressed
the eyes should be bright and clear
really fresh fish is also quite slimey to touch if it's straight out of the water. I remember being quite surprised at this from my first fishing trip a few years back.


And all of these ways don't work, because the fish bores under sand and lives there. Is there any way to tell with Dover Sole?
Umm.. I'm not sure what you're saying. I've seen and filleted whole Dover sole, and everything on the standard 'fresh fish' list applies.

Agreed, though, that smell is often a good indicator.