Bleeding Gills on the ice?

[srobocop]

Hey guys, when i catch a nice eater walleye 15-16inches i tend to bleed them on the ice, same for jumbo perch, do you guys do that for bluegill at all? never really thought about it.

[bigbucky1]

I never have.  Not to say it would not be better for them but I have not found the need to bleed them

[empty hook]

Hey guys, when i catch a nice eater walleye 15-16inches i tend to bleed them on the ice, same for jumbo perch, do you guys do that for bluegill at all? never really thought about it.

I bleed my Walleye and Pike [not on the ice however really turns some people off] I have never tried  big Gills or Perch. I bet it would make the meat taste even better.

[Mikey B]

Gills are one of the less bloody fish when you clean them, just fillet them,wash them off and fry.

[panfishman13]

exactly, in fact i don't bleed any of my fish (except trout) plus whenever we go out on the ice by the time we get the line back down the hole they are fish sticks

[fiesty]

Never felt the need to bleed...

[icebucketjohn]

Nope... have never done it b/c I heard it will attract Grizzly's.. especially here in Ohio

[empty hook]

Nope... have never done it b/c I heard it will attract Grizzly's.. especially here in Ohio

Really you have Grizzly in Ohio

[jayswimmer09]

normally dont find the need to bleed fish on the ice for some reason

[taxi1]

Sounds like a myth just like the necessity to bleed a deer.

[empty hook]

Sounds like a myth just like the necessity to bleed a deer.

The next time you catch a Walleye cut one of its gills and you will see how white the meat is after. A fish is alive when you cut the gill so the heart is beating and the blood flows a little hard to bleed a deer that the heart isn't beating. No myth it helps the taste.

[taxi1]

The next time you catch a Walleye cut one of its gills and you will see how white the meat is after. A fish is alive when you cut the gill so the heart is beating and the blood flows a little hard to bleed a deer that the heart isn't beating. No myth it helps the taste.

I've always thrown my fish on ice right away without bleeding and they taste fine.

[Mr.bluegill]

tell me more about this bleeding stuff whenever i go fishing for pike i just give them to the guy that takes me out. do you do it one the ice or what thanks

[empty hook]

I've always thrown my fish on ice right away without bleeding and they taste fine.

I agree if they are gills or perch.

[empty hook]

tell me more about this bleeding stuff whenever i go fishing for pike i just give them to the guy that takes me out. do you do it one the ice or what thanks

The fish that I bleed the most are Walleye and that is because I don't fish for Pike often.  While the fish is still alive cut one or two gills and let them bleed out and the meat will turn out very white and I feel that it helps the taste. I also bleed Pike when I catch them.  Pike are almost as good eating as Walleye I have two friends that prefer them over Walleye, just a little harder to clean.

[Tombo]

I agree with empty hook,the meat looks whiter if you bleed them(I always cut the flesh between the gills too,but as long as the heart's beating, I suppose any major artery will do. I also agree with him on deer-if the heart isn't beating,there's no use bleeding...chances are it's bled internally(or externally) before it died anyway.

[Dull Hooks]

Just be careful in certain states cleaning fish on a body of water is against the law.It is here in NY which is a fish waste disposal law.

[empty hook]

Just be careful in certain states cleaning fish on a body of water is against the law.It is here in NY which is a fish waste disposal law.

  Cleaning fish on a body of water is also against the law in Mi  but bleeding isn't.  I do my bleeding in a bucket with some water while on hard water. Bleeding on the ice or snow doesn't put fishermen in a good spotlight.

[The Farmer]

I guess you learn something new every day. Never heard of this before. Ill have to try it