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Old June 2nd, 2006, 08:06 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing
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Default Newby Question on fresh caught fish and equipment


"Sam" wrote in message
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I've haven't been fishing since I was a teenager. Even then it was all
Catch and Release. I've decided that I would take the hobby back up, but
would like to keep, and cook my catch. I was wondering what the best way
of storing a freshly caught fish was. Do I kill it on the spot? Do I
just throw it into a cooler w/ ice? Do I try and keep it alive underwater
until I'm ready to go home? I plan on fishing fresh water ponds/ and
maybe some rivers in RI area.

Thanks,
Sam


Worse thing is to keep a fish alive in the water. Summer time and the water
is warm, and the fish will get bad tasting and mushy. I gut the fish, toss
it in a ziplock bag, and toss it in to the cooler with ice. Keep the fish
out of the cooling water makes for the best tasting fish. So bag it to keep
it cold and dry.