Comment of: "Also, there will probably be several weeks or months where fish will not be taken due to ice, spawning, or people simply being tired of eating fish."
Just becasue one does not or is not able to fish due to reasons stated and numerous other reasons does not mean that fish can not be eaten once a week or twice a week. Fish do freeze well and if done properly can be caught, cleaned, frozen and eaten at a much later date. Many anglers stock up on fish while the catching is available or good. Then later they enjoy regular meals of fish.
Two good methods of freezing fresh fish are the new home variety of vacuum sealing/packaging devices or freezing fish pieces immersed in water in plastic freezer bags. With these methods fish will not freezer burn, will not develop off flavors from freezer odors and will stay in great condition for several years if kept frozen.
ALSO back to another topic Friz stated: ""it seems that Smallmouth Bass/Redear Sunfish/Golden Shiner are so much easier to manage, especially for a new pond owner."" Can someone explain the rationale of this statement?. Is there any truth to this or is it a myth or just the sales pitch of a fish salesman pushing RES, SMB, & GS? This could be a whole new topic.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 12/21/09 10:46 AM.
