agreed, cold water caught or fresh to ice fish will always have a better texture and flavor in my opinion. I usually have a pair of 1 gallon jugs of frozen water floating in my livewell on the boat when fishing for table fare. When ice fishing I'll pack fish in a plastic bag full of snow, water and ice chips.


Mat Peirce
1.25 acre southeast Iowa pond
LMB, BG, YP, WE, HSB, RES, BCP