Author Topic: Where do you clean your fish in the winter??? (Read 5925 times)

fishinpo1e1 · « **Reply #30 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 12:32 PM »

Quote from: crappiehunter on Feb 04, 2008, 05:47 PM

I clean mine in the garage. The challenge I find is getting rid of the guts. I usually put them in a double bag and put them out in my shed and hope I remember to put them out with the trash on Tuesday but I often forget!!! Any solutions for this?

I spread the guts and scraps onto my garden and plantings in freezing weather. The cold air dehydrates the fish scraps in just a few days leaving very light and non stinking fertilizer carcases. YES, i HAVE A FEW PARTS SCATTERED BY THE LOCAL CRITTERS. But in Spring the mower picks it up and it goes back into the garden or mulch pile.
In summer I have a couple 6' dia. mulch piles where I dump the guts and cover with older mulch dirt and then grass clippings. That might stink a bit but not for long. The heat from the mulch blanket cooks the fish in a couple days. I have tried burying the carcases but the coons dig it up and make a mess. The critters don't like cooked fish carcasses.
A friend tried to get me to dump all my guts into a lidded barrel with water. He said that a few cups of that liquid around each plant would make the garden lush with greenery. I PASSED.

princecraft · « **Reply #31 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 12:55 PM »

I clean mine on the kitchen countertop. Then the filets go into the sink for a 2nd going over. The guts are double bagged and go into the garage freezer until trash day.

rivereddy · « **Reply #32 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 01:17 PM »

I have pretty much the same set up as abishop. I whack 'em on the head out side then fillet them on a cutting board right by the
kitchen sink. I have a plastic lined gut bucket that gets dumped into the compost pile if the ground is thawed and a dog to clean up
what scraps miss the bucket. When done I clear the drain of scales and "googus" and then make a dilute bleach solution to disinfect
the whole area to keep the place smelling like a proper kitchen. Then I count my fingers, hoping I get to 10, and call it a day....

fish on,

rivereddy

kevs · « **Reply #33 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 01:58 PM »

Fillet board over kitchen sink.

Doc Snowman · « **Reply #34 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 02:02 PM »

Kitchen sink and we have an island I use as well.

camshaft962 · « **Reply #35 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 02:02 PM »

Heated garage

burtbomberz · « **Reply #36 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 02:04 PM »

Right in the kitchen by the sink

jr11888 · « **Reply #37 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 04:04 PM »

Clean mine in the garage on top of the chest freezer with a work light bag up the guts put them in the freezer until trash day go in utility room and watch the fillets and bag them up no probs

slabgill · « **Reply #38 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 05:14 PM »

Bathtub!!

spoofhoundicefisher · « **Reply #39 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 05:37 PM »

i made a table about elbow high that 4 guys can stand at and whip thru the fish. in garage with the Mr heater dual sunflower heater going. crack a few beers and crank some tunes and it is hard getting the guys to leave. guts go into the bucket and kids take them down to the ditch or if in the summer into the freezer until trash day. when i hit the lottery i am going to design a big shop/cleaning station around where the boat will sit strategically located next to the cleaning station.

ticeman · « **Reply #40 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 05:41 PM »

Heated garage with satellite tv. I built it with a bathroom and slop sink and counter top with cabinets. Deer and fish all in one place. Keeps the wife happy.

1750outfiterss · « **Reply #41 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 05:51 PM »

In the garage along with deer ducks geese rabbits coons muskrats coyotes and whatever else we happen to find along the side of the road

abishop · « **Reply #42 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 05:52 PM »

kitchen counter

river_scum · « **Reply #43 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 06:25 PM »

trophytaker1 · « **Reply #44 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 06:39 PM »

Kitchen sink

Bob6504 · « **Reply #45 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 06:56 PM »

Kitchen but I have to make sure everything is spotless after I'm done or I'll hear about it from the wife. So far so good.

ticeman · « **Reply #46 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 07:14 PM »

I clean them in the heated garage. Tv. Kitchen and slop sink. Yes I built my garage around my hobbies. Hunting and fishing! And yes my wife is happy that I keep it all out of her house.

SuzyQTpie · « **Reply #47 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 07:25 PM »

Lay newspapers down and fillet them on those. No sink needed. Fish in a bucket and carcasses go into other bucket. Wad up newspaper when done and place in bucket.

crappieslayer37 · « **Reply #48 on:** Jan 14, 2017, 08:55 PM »

I clean mine on my fillet table my wife bought me. That is after she wipes the slime off with paper towels so papa don't get his station all slime up

ticeman · « **Reply #49 on:** Jan 15, 2017, 06:13 PM »

I cleaning in the heated garage complete witj bathroom and kitchen. Yes I have an amazing wife who let me build it this way. Keeps her happy and I'm happy.

river_scum · « **Reply #50 on:** Jan 16, 2017, 05:35 AM »

now thats cool rairdog!

how about some pics of the aquaponics setup. lol i have played with that a bit too.

tater140 · « **Reply #51 on:** Jan 16, 2017, 07:19 AM »

Nice looking setup Rairdog. Nothing beats a free fish cleaning sink. I have a longer stainless sink my dad found on a jobsite they were throwing out.

fisher97 · « **Reply #52 on:** Jan 16, 2017, 10:57 AM »

Heated garage. I have a fish cleaning table from bass pro set up in there. When I'm not cleaning fish on it I use it to store my fishing gear.

Jigmup · « **Reply #53 on:** Jan 16, 2017, 11:48 AM »

Kitchen on the cutting board. I line the board with either grocery bags, butcher paper or whatever cardboard is laying around.
Throw the carcasses in a bucket and sling em in the woods at the back of the north 40.
Clean everything real good. Better half never complains, especially when she's eating perch or walleye!

crappieslayer37 · « **Reply #54 on:** Jan 16, 2017, 02:49 PM »

I guess I have it good, because when I let the wife know I'm on my wat, she gets the table out, lines it with newspaper and has me a bowl with water. Then she wipes off the fish, I clean them and then I'm done. She washes the fish and vacuum seals them and puts them in the freezer. Then she cleans the table with scrubbing bubbles and puts it away too. Love her!!!!!

pondbear52 · « **Reply #55 on:** Jan 19, 2017, 02:36 AM »

Quote from: tater140 on Jan 16, 2017, 07:19 AM

Nice looking setup Rairdog. Nothing beats a free fish cleaning sink. I have a longer stainless sink my dad found on a jobsite they were throwing out.

thats one hell of a set up rairdog!

tater thats about the coolest find i think ive heard someone come across in a while. the stuff people throw out "here let me just throw out this $400"

pondbear52 · « **Reply #56 on:** Jan 19, 2017, 02:37 AM »

this post is hilarious reading about yalls wives.

that being said i clean mine on a tailgate with a cutting board and a bucket of warm water

bigr · « **Reply #57 on:** Jan 19, 2017, 05:38 AM »

In the winter on the kitchen counter. When it's warm enough I have a old picnic table right beside my garden. Carcasses all go straight in garden and buried. I get tomatoes as big as softballs.

Spider1 · « **Reply #58 on:** Jan 19, 2017, 06:02 AM »

I have one of those folding fillet tables from Cabelas. It has a sink and faucet and is plenty big enough. During the summer I keep it outside and hooked up to the hose. In the winter I keep it in my workshop and use a bucket. I make sure I clean it up good and then I wipe it down with clorox, it doesn't smell after that. I toss the slime water out the back door into the garden.

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Author Topic: Where do you clean your fish in the winter??? (Read 5925 times)