Pickling and drying is helpful for the taste of fish fillets which is highly related to the content of salt. With 0%, 5%, 7% and 9% salt content respectively, the freshness, biogenic amine and taste of grass carp fillets were studied during pickling and drying under controlled freezing point (-0.5 ℃±0.4 ℃) and storage at 4 ℃. The results showed total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) of the fillets decayed after 50, 60, and 70 d. After storage for 70 days, biogenic amine of fillets reached 243.32, 210.10, 180.15 and 174.54 mg/kg and their equivalent umami concentration (EUC) reached 0.99, 1.90, 2.30 and 2.12 g MSG/g respectively. Therefore, carp fillets with 7% salt content had lower BA and better freshness, flavor and storage time.