As a non-boating angler... I use a 5 gal bucket with holes drilled in it on a rope rather than a stringer, I keep my fish alive until I gut them then they go on ice. If I'm fishing locally, I just keep them alive all the way home and gut them there. EDIT: WARNING: This may not be legal in your area. It's always a good idea to check the local laws where your fishing as the laws varry from place to place and something your used to may not be acceptable if angling outside of your local area. This I thought wise to add in light of replies.
This might work in the area of the country that you live in, but here in British Columbia we are not allowed to have live fish in our possession. We must dispatch the fish we intended to keep and keeping them on ice is the best way to keep them fresh until we get home.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures I was very confused about how to feel for the day. When I pulled up the stringer, a large snapper about the size of my chest was attached - I thought it was a log until the claws came out of the water. In hindsight it was amazing. I'm about to start kayak fishing and I'm thinking about trying a soft cooler like one of those hot/cold bags at Walmart. Thank you so much for the inspiration!!
Soft coolers work too. They make soft cooler fish bags and I've heard they work really well keeping your fish cold. My only concern with a soft cooler has been if they clean well. Maybe one day I'll try one to see what I think.
We have had our cooler for years now. It doesn't take much to wash it after each trip to keep it fresh and ready for the next outing. Those meat coolers can be recycled too. ♻️
Yes. Cleaning your fish immediately and putting them on ice is the best way to keep them as fresh as you can. Don't forget to bleed them out as well. We usually bleed our fish out, then throw them on ice. I prefer to gut mine on shore at this time.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures or tips for kokanee trolling I'm having hard time getting them to boat without losing them right there mabey trolling to fast ?
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Hey Fougere this vid was just what i was searching for because im going to be owning a soft pack cooler , i also love catching and eating fish and sometimes when i catch my fish i love to imedaitely keep them in the cooler untill dinner time or leave them in fridge over night sometimes not knowing if or when im going to be catching more.if im on the boat fishing then i love to keep the fish in the cooler untl i get home or untill dinner time. i have a couple questions about the ice pack you were using , 1.what kind of ice packs are those and how much did they cost??? 2.how long do they remain cold or frozen???
The ice packs I was using were from Canadian Tire. They are your everyday ice packs for a cooler of food. They last long enough for a quick day trip. If going longer, I'd recommend ice cubes. They cool your fish down quickly and keep it cold.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures to be honest i plan on getting a 24 can size soft pack cooler with 1 or 2 1 pound yeti ice packs for $15 at academy because i would like to have a ice pack that is able to remain cold for 10 hours or so because i personally when i catch 1 fish im in the mindset of like ok i dont feel like filleting right now because i dont know if or when i might catch another one so i want to wait because of that reason i think yeti 1 pound ice pack would be best for me
It is recommended you bleed, and gut them, but I normally just put them in the cooler and the meat quality stays great. If you had to do one thing, I would bleed them and gut them later. And, yes, you need to dispatch then before they go in the cooler.
@@johnnyrotten3116 no. I do not cook them with the guts in. When they go into the cooler they stay there until I get home. Then, I gut them (clean them). Sometimes I even fillet them and freeze them for later. We do cook them whole in the oven as well (without the guts).
My freezer packaging depends on my plans on what will be done with the kokanee I keep. If I am smoking the fish soon after I catch them, I use large zip lock bags to store either whole fish or filleted fish. If I plan on keeping them in the freezer for a longer period of time, I will vacuum seal them. I haven't tried freezing them in water or saltwater solution because we normally consume them well before they start to freezer burn.
Personally, I just put them in my cooler, but I've heard bleeding them and gutting them is better. That being said, I usually clean them shortly after I keep them.
I keep a rectangular mop bucket in the back of the boat and a good heavy soft fish cooler. When i catch a kokanee i rip a gill immediately then bonk leaving it to bleed in the bucket half full of water. After 3 to 5 minutes it goes in the cooler that i put a frozen water bottle and a couple handfuls of ice. It really makes a huge difference with the warm topwater as mentioned ruining your fish. Dragging fish in warm water is equivalent to hunters that dont open and bleed their deer just tie it whole to the hot as hell hood of the car then park at the pub for a few hours to show off before butchering it that night drunk and unhygienically then sloppily bagged and frozen....yuck Is there any wonder some people dont like deer meat because what they have been served is rancid and gamey
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As a non-boating angler... I use a 5 gal bucket with holes drilled in it on a rope rather than a stringer, I keep my fish alive until I gut them then they go on ice. If I'm fishing locally, I just keep them alive all the way home and gut them there.
EDIT:
WARNING: This may not be legal in your area. It's always a good idea to check the local laws where your fishing as the laws varry from place to place and something your used to may not be acceptable if angling outside of your local area. This I thought wise to add in light of replies.
This might work in the area of the country that you live in, but here in British Columbia we are not allowed to have live fish in our possession. We must dispatch the fish we intended to keep and keeping them on ice is the best way to keep them fresh until we get home.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures thank you, I edited my comment to mention that it's advisable to check the local laws where one plans to fish.
That's great. It's always good to remember to follow your local fishing regulations.
Thank you for uploading. I just had a very frustrating day of fishing where my stringer was consumed by turtles. Back to Walmart for some ice packs!!!
Oh wow! I've never heard of that. Yikes! Ice and a cooler should help that problem.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures I was very confused about how to feel for the day. When I pulled up the stringer, a large snapper about the size of my chest was attached - I thought it was a log until the claws came out of the water. In hindsight it was amazing. I'm about to start kayak fishing and I'm thinking about trying a soft cooler like one of those hot/cold bags at Walmart. Thank you so much for the inspiration!!
Soft coolers work too. They make soft cooler fish bags and I've heard they work really well keeping your fish cold. My only concern with a soft cooler has been if they clean well. Maybe one day I'll try one to see what I think.
I’ve always used those styrofoam coolers that those meat gift package things come in since they would be thrown out anyway
We have had our cooler for years now. It doesn't take much to wash it after each trip to keep it fresh and ready for the next outing. Those meat coolers can be recycled too. ♻️
I'm new to fishing. Bank fishing. I thought you are supposed to clean them immediately and then put them in the cooler
Yes. Cleaning your fish immediately and putting them on ice is the best way to keep them as fresh as you can. Don't forget to bleed them out as well.
We usually bleed our fish out, then throw them on ice. I prefer to gut mine on shore at this time.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures hey man vid year old I'm subscribe do u have a safety and manuvering video while on water thanks man love ur stuff
@@FougereFamilyAdventures or tips for kokanee trolling I'm having hard time getting them to boat without losing them right there mabey trolling to fast ?
@@billythekid5196 thanks for your support and question. I do not have a safety video or a manuvering video yet. I'm hoping to make a few this year.
@@billythekid5196 check out our How To playlist. I have quite a few videos in there right now. For a quick reference, here's the link:
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Hey Fougere this vid was just what i was searching for because im going to be owning a soft pack cooler , i also love catching and eating fish and sometimes when i catch my fish i love to imedaitely keep them in the cooler untill dinner time or leave them in fridge over night sometimes not knowing if or when im going to be catching more.if im on the boat fishing then i love to keep the fish in the cooler untl i get home or untill dinner time. i have a couple questions about the ice pack you were using , 1.what kind of ice packs are those and how much did they cost??? 2.how long do they remain cold or frozen???
The ice packs I was using were from Canadian Tire. They are your everyday ice packs for a cooler of food.
They last long enough for a quick day trip. If going longer, I'd recommend ice cubes. They cool your fish down quickly and keep it cold.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures thank you for letting me because im currently looking for ice packs that canlast least 10 hours or so.
@@krdpoutdoors I'd love to hear which ones you go with.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures to be honest i plan on getting a 24 can size soft pack cooler with 1 or 2 1 pound yeti ice packs for $15 at academy because i would like to have a ice pack that is able to remain cold for 10 hours or so because i personally when i catch 1 fish im in the mindset of like ok i dont feel like filleting right now because i dont know if or when i might catch another one so i want to wait because of that reason i think yeti 1 pound ice pack would be best for me
do you have to gut and clean the fish before storing them like this or can you just toss those suckers in? do you have to knock the fish out?
It is recommended you bleed, and gut them, but I normally just put them in the cooler and the meat quality stays great. If you had to do one thing, I would bleed them and gut them later. And, yes, you need to dispatch then before they go in the cooler.
@@FougereFamilyAdventures wow so *you* normally cook them whole? guts and all? only asking because I heard it makes the fish taste awful
@@johnnyrotten3116 no. I do not cook them with the guts in. When they go into the cooler they stay there until I get home. Then, I gut them (clean them). Sometimes I even fillet them and freeze them for later. We do cook them whole in the oven as well (without the guts).
@@johnnyrotten3116 here's a video I made showing you how to clean them.
th-cam.com/video/pglHqfTHbyk/w-d-xo.html
How do you go about packaging your fish filets for the freezer? Do you pack them in a saltwater solution?
My freezer packaging depends on my plans on what will be done with the kokanee I keep. If I am smoking the fish soon after I catch them, I use large zip lock bags to store either whole fish or filleted fish. If I plan on keeping them in the freezer for a longer period of time, I will vacuum seal them. I haven't tried freezing them in water or saltwater solution because we normally consume them well before they start to freezer burn.
Do you just toss em in after you bonk them on the head or do we need to do the bleeding thing?
Personally, I just put them in my cooler, but I've heard bleeding them and gutting them is better. That being said, I usually clean them shortly after I keep them.
I keep a rectangular mop bucket in the back of the boat and a good heavy soft fish cooler. When i catch a kokanee i rip a gill immediately then bonk leaving it to bleed in the bucket half full of water. After 3 to 5 minutes it goes in the cooler that i put a frozen water bottle and a couple handfuls of ice.
It really makes a huge difference with the warm topwater as mentioned ruining your fish. Dragging fish in warm water is equivalent to hunters that dont open and bleed their deer just tie it whole to the hot as hell hood of the car then park at the pub for a few hours to show off before butchering it that night drunk and unhygienically then sloppily bagged and frozen....yuck
Is there any wonder some people dont like deer meat because what they have been served is rancid and gamey
God I’m not gonna waste time cooking that shit I’m gonna open it cut it up fillet it and just eat it raw
Can i put a live crab that i caught into that cooler? To keep it alive until i get home?
I'm not sure on the regulations for live crab. This cooler would fit live crab, but I would make sure you know before you go.
What boat is that?
It's a 14ft WC Lund
What size igloo cooler are you using
It's about 12 inches wide, 16 inches long and about 16 in he's high. I'm not sure what igloo size it would be.
What kind of cooler is that?
This cooler is an Igloo.
Catch bags are better
I haven't used one yet. What makes them better?