My biggest trout to date
Feb 27, 2019 17:52:32 #
Feb 27, 2019 17:52:40 #
I'll probably get downvoted to hell for saying this, but I hate seeing a beautiful fish like that out of water and laying on the ground. I know it's a personal choice, but for me, catch and release always.
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by doublebr13
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by doublebr13
Feb 27, 2019 17:52:47 #
Feb 27, 2019 17:52:54 #
The second after the pic was taken it was off and in the water, I couldn't hold it because it wasn't staying still, no damage to the fish and he swam away.
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by Aqwardducklin
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by Aqwardducklin
Feb 27, 2019 17:53:14 #
You should not put fish on the ground if you want to release them properly 1) because they might start flopping because like you said “it wasn’t staying still” and give themselves a bruise or abrasion or other sort of injury, and 2) because you are rubbing off the fish’s slime coating, which is basically it’s only immune system.
Yes it swam off aggressively, because it was trying to get away from a situation where it thought it was going to die lol. And it very well could have no ill effects. But if you want to c&r properly don’t put the fish on dry ground.
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by beertrout
Yes it swam off aggressively, because it was trying to get away from a situation where it thought it was going to die lol. And it very well could have no ill effects. But if you want to c&r properly don’t put the fish on dry ground.
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by beertrout
Feb 27, 2019 17:53:20 #
Feb 27, 2019 17:53:27 #
Yeah man no worries. Not everyone is born knowing how to release fish correctly haha. Most of us took pics like this at some point.
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by beertrout
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by beertrout
Feb 27, 2019 17:53:34 #
Feb 27, 2019 17:53:41 #
The problem was that the net was not in my gear, and I couldn't get it because it was at my house 2 hours away.
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by Aqwardducklin
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by Aqwardducklin
Feb 27, 2019 17:53:47 #
Feb 27, 2019 21:50:06 #
A very nice brown, congrats! I would have done the same and I haven't kept a trout in 50 years! You may rest assured.
Feb 28, 2019 14:04:05 #
FS Digest wrote:
The second after the pic was taken it was off and in the water, I couldn't hold it because it wasn't staying still, no damage to the fish and he swam away.
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by Aqwardducklin
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by Aqwardducklin
Are the waters you fish state or privately stocked, or are the Browns there breeding? Pretty fish!
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