Camping and keeping fish fresh

[karloutdoors]

Cleaning yourself is not an option. Your situation will fall under the rule:

"Fillets must be kept whole until an angler reaches their permanent residence, or until the fish are prepared for immediate consumption. This does not apply to anglers with a receipt from a fish cleaning house or charter captain which states the date, number, and type of fish possessed. Fish must be transported whole or as a complete fillet while returning from the Lake Erie islands on a commercial ferry boat."

Most cleaners will freeze your fish. Some charge extra. Keep your receipts, until you're at your "permanent residence".

I opted for bays edge and an paying extra for them to freeze and hold them till Monday.
Just curious how my self cleaned fillets would not be considered "whole" as you stated? It says fillets must be kept whole as opposed to the fish being kept whole. Not sure I follow your logic/interpretation.
BTW fishing has been solid yesterday and today. Limits both days out of Huron. Predominately eater sized with a few mid 20's thrown in. Fishing with Juls put us on fish right away. Hard part was to decided whether or not to trust forecast and if we should return to that area or seek sheltered waters because of forecasted winds. Made the right call and had flat water where there "shouldn't have been" for our second days' limits. Tomorrow's weather appears to present significant changes in the winds for the worse. Should at last get half a day in but hopefully need only a couple of hours.