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.
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I whent one time at steals creek park and caught 89 blue gill.
if you want a BIG FISH put a lot of bate on the hook like worms,bread,mealworms,sasage,cheese,corn,and lures
a few days ago i caught a 3 foot and 35 pound grass carp
The spikes on a catfish’s dorsial fin hurt. Rub the spine to make it go down.
ive only been fishing twice but ive got like 8 fish
i had to release it.
I fished for a long time my first cath was a bullhead but my biggest catch was about 30 years old but because it was injured by many other fishermen/fisherwomen.
Hi I have been fishing a few times with my father and all I ever catch is blue gills any tips on how to catch a whopper?
Bassmaster444 I think you got a great fish. Where did you catch it?
One time I was fishin I caught somthin big, my grandpa thought it was just a large bunch of seaweed but he was wrong, it was actually a 7 pound 19 in. largemouth bass!
I love fishing with my grandpa and I’ll bet he will love this tip cause he loves nature and tries to make the fish feel no pain at all.
my bro cought a brow on a fly the other day
and a 2 pound brown the day befor!!!
i just cought a 17 pound king on lake Ontario yesterday!!!
I think that these suggesttions are only for beginners really, I go fishing quite often, but, I would not follow these rules, but that is just my opinion.
to stop it from wiggiling squese its gills together
you NEED gloves when handling sunfish
Instead of using gloves, just wet your hands.Circle hooks also help because it hooks on the side of the mouth.
one kind of fish buries and starves itself if you release it
this is about sport fishing isnt it for eagle scout i need to know how to prepare it to eat
A tip for fishing is even if you don’t catch anything have fun.
If the hook gets caught in the gills or eye and the chance of survival is low, break the fish’s neck. If you do it right, it is a quick and un-painful way to put it out of it’s misery.
I love to go fishing and I caught about 13 fish.
I have only caught 4 fish but I still like it a lot anway.
thats cool……….. i caught a 7 pound fish one time and it loocked like it should of been like 25 pounds….
THank you for the good tip
I love fishing!!!
I always catsh and release.
The biggest fish i ever caught was an 18 inch largemouth bass!
(I’ve also caught some 14-16in. pickerel)
awesome! i love thispage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats nice oh yes
it kinda hard to get it out of the eye trust me on this one guy
you’ll have kill the fish