No, never have needed to ice fish. Normally, i cut their throat after the boat is on the trailer, and fillet fresh dead fish that have been just now bled. This trip, the first day is the first time i have ever filleted fish that were already dead at the dock. They are noticeably different. Putting them fish on ice would, no doubt, have been better.

Normally i have only kept 2 or 3 fish to kill. Two or three fish in the live well usually do OK, no matter how warm the water. What i have always done in the past is take day fishing trip, and bring home a couple three dead fish, which we have eaten fresh. The last 2 summer, i have not been able to catch fish close to home. This has required us to kill and freeze fish on our camping trip. This summer is the first time we have ever eaten frozen 'eye. Last summer we ate only one fish meal. We already have eaten many many fish meal this summer. There are about 6 package of fillet in the freezer right now after this last trip. This summer, the only time we get to eat fresh fish is whilst on the lake camping, which we do. We always bring meat with, but so far whilst camping, we have only eaten fish.

Once this summer whilst wife was traveling, i brought home 3 teeny 'eye, caught close by, and ate them fresh at home. There was plenty for me, but not for two.