Outdoors
Catch and release fishing tips
Releasing the fish you catch can help sustain and build the population of wild fish. Here are a few tips for ensuring fish have the best chance of survival:
• Use barbless hooks or flatten the barb on the hook before using a fly for the first time. This makes the hook much easier to remove and lessens the potential injury to the fish’s mouth.
• Use either needle-nose pliers or forceps to gently remove the hook from the fish’s mouth.
• If the fish has swallowed the hook, or if the hook is set too deeply, cut the line and release the fish. The hook will dissolve over time without harm to the fish.
• If the hook is in the gills, the throat or an artery, the fish’s chances of survival are greatly reduced. If it’s legal, keep the fish. Also, if a fish is bleeding, keep it if it’s legal to do so.
• Minimize the amount of time the fish is out of the water.
• Once the hook is removed or the line is cut, gently hold the fish in the water, pointing upstream, until it can swim away on its own.
Read 36 comments about “Catch and release fishing tips”
July 18th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I think these tips are very helpful
July 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
If you dull the tips enoughf to not seriously injur the fish you wouldn`t catch any thing!!!!!
June 28th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
i think they need to tell you how to hold the fish without its gills cutting you.
June 25th, 2008 at 6:24 am
my dad needs to know this !
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:04 am
whats the easiest way to catch a fish?
Have some one throw it at you
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 am
People need to wear gloves
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:55 am
fishing is part of survival
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:52 am
I hope all people know this fact
June 20th, 2008 at 12:06 am
fishin is my favorite hobbey im down at the pond at least twice a day
June 5th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
The last time i went fishing my great grandmother was hooked in the thumb, but i caught baby bass and a normal bass.