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07-31-2008, 10:19 PM
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Re: Eat that fish, or release it?
I always release wild trout. Occasionally I will keep a saltwater fish that I plan on using fresh.
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09-26-2008, 10:49 AM
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Re: Eat that fish, or release it?
I release 99.99% of the fish I catch. Last year I kept a total of 3-4 trout out of hundreds, and they were newly stocked put-and take state rainbows. I think taking wild trout is almost always sinful, with one or two exceptions. If you are in an extremely trout-rich environment, in the middle of nowhere (the type of place that you can camp for 2 weeks and not see another human being) and you want to keep a trout or two to cook over the fire, and the regulations permit it - I think it is OK.
Also, if a fish is so badly injured that it IS NOT going to survive, I can see an exception there as well. Question for you folks - if a trout SWALLOWS a fly and the fly is deep in it's stomach, will it typically die?
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10-10-2008, 08:19 AM
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Re: Eat that fish, or release it?
I will keep a fish if I'm going to eat it that day, otherwise they go back. I do have to admit that I get a little conflicted with releasing hatchery fish, especially steelhead.
When I lived in White Salmon Wa I found on my home water(s) that if you don't let them go, you can't catch them again.
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