Right Way to Keep Fish Fresh 



sport. This cool bath will not only freshen the fish 

 l)ut revive the leaves, and so give sufficient moist- 

 ure to the fish for the remainder of the journey. 

 While fishing in a boat, on a lake or pond, it is 

 better to have a creel with you. The sloppy, 

 dirty method of letting the catch lie at the bottom 



of the boat, flopping around, dirty- 

 i^n Boat^^ "^» clothing and boat, moreover 



drviuii" and rotting in the sun, is 

 a thing to be avoided. The creel can be lined 

 with some lily leaves, which prevent the heat 

 from the bottom of the boat getting to the fish. 

 The creel should be kept well shaded from the 

 sun, conveniently near the angler, so that it is 

 possible to unhook and drop the fresh fish where 

 they may be kept together. A covered box is not 

 so good, though better than nothing. There is 

 less chance for the air to get in a box, to keep 

 them fresh and moist. Some anglers have a " fish 

 string," bought at the tackle shops. They string 

 the fish through the gills, hanging them dangling 

 in the water. This method has nothing to recom- 

 mend it. Those fish in the water change color, 

 those out dry up, and the trouble of stringing live 

 fish, especially bass, is annoying. In fact the 

 "fish string" is a snare, especially to carry any 

 distance; it is neither clean nor convenient. 



ICING THEM 



To carry very large fish not convenient to put 

 in a creel, from five to twenty pounds' in weight, 



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