Most (if not all) fish have a mucous-like slime that protects their skin from things like disease, flesh wounds, and some parasites. Primary concerns with typi

Most (if not all) fish have a mucous-like slime that protects their skin from things like disease, flesh wounds, and some parasites. Primary concerns with typical angling will be in the handling of the fish, and exposure to outside elements that could dry out this layer of slime. FWIW, Disintegrate may not be the best word here but I'm not a scientist... just a fly-fisherman.