Thread: Question about keeping fish on ice

Originally Posted by CRAPPIECON

also if u duck hunt i will do similar only i clean immediately once i get home. frozen ducks are harder to peel back. place breasts in a bowl in frig for about 2-3 days changing the water everyday. really helps drain the blood and soften the meat. makes less gamey for ppl who are on the fence bout duck meat

I hang my ducks for up to a week and half if the temps stay cool. The problem I run into with them when picking is you tear the skin when the fat underneath starts to firm up. Just have to go slow and be patient.

Don't let your ducks freeze if you intend to keep them whole. Frozen guts are a royal pain to get out.

I'll soak them whole for two days in a salt water bath after that before freezing in bags in fresh water. Freezing in water keeps them from getting freezer burnt.

Unless they are shot up I put up all my ducks whole. I can breast out after thawing if the recipe I want to use calls for that.

I fished in Portland/Corpus Christi Texas for Red Fish and Speckled Trout for 30 years +. Always had a ice chest full of ice. Placed fish on ice after catching stayed out all day came into docks cleaned fish
I use to keep Red Fish in refrigerator the steaks were in the frig for up to 4 days. Cooked each day a different recipe. Fish were excellent. Main thing is to put on ice keep cold