Al, after posting that, I remembered something.
I was born and raised (off and on) on a farm west of Eldridge on the river.
I heard stories of the people there fishing, loading up their wagon with fish, covering them with burlap, watering the fish down at every creek and spring, on the
way to Lebanon and selling them in town.
I think this was happening in the 1920s to 1940s, At least that was my impression.
I think it was a common, happened a lot.