In the Summer I like to clean fish on top of the garbage can under a shade tree. The height is perfect so I don’t get a sore back and I just spray it off with a hose. No newspaper to mess with.I used to see cutting boards with a big clip on them that allow you to clamp the fish tail down so you can fillet from the tail to the head. I always go head to tail because I can’t hold on to the tail. Has anyone had experience with this?

You can see it from the North and South parking lots at the Carver County Courthouse. Thanks.

I keep them in a 5 gallon bucket that I fill with lake water. I bring up the water in my can on a stick (homemade). Sounds too simple but it works great. I don’t have to bend over as far in my old age and I use it to get the last ice shavings out of the hole before I start fishing.

Yesterday 01-13-21 I was on a lake West of the metro. The ice was 10 inches with the top 3 inches being white. I could not believe all the full sized trucks pulling big wheel houses out there. At least a dozen drove all the way across the lake while I was there. The majority of people and myself still walked out. Maybe I am getting overly cautious in my old age. Nothing fell through that I saw. There are also several permanent houses out there. I hope the rain and snow does not give them too mush trouble.