Keeping Fish - What's the best method?

[robertmee]

Not new to fishing, but new to keeping fish....I now have a waterfront place on a large lake, and I'd like to start keeping some of the fish I catch for eating. I've done multiple searches, but not sure of the keyword for such a search. I even manually looked back about 8 pages to see if there was a relevant topic already. So, apologies, if this has been covered ad nauseum....If so, please point me to a topic link.

Anyway, I'm no PETA advocate, but I am considerate of wildlife and don't want to induce any unnecessary suffering. I've read various methods from stringers (both clip and rope), to throw them on ice, to fillet them live to braining them with a club to keep them in a live well. What's the most humane, efficient way to hold/prepare fish for filleting back home?