Are trout stomach pumps ethical? I recently read about people using stomach pumps to see what the trout are eating in order to match the hatch. Anyone have opinions on this? -- by...

FS Digest

I recently read about people using stomach pumps to see what the trout are eating in order to match the hatch. Anyone have opinions on this?

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by rndndn

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

FS Digest wrote:

I recently read about people using stomach pumps to see what the trout are eating in order to match the hatch. Anyone have opinions on this?

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by rndndn

Would not do it, unethical! They have to be out of the water too long, it should be illegal. (MHO)

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

flyguy wrote:

Would not do it, unethical! They have to be out of the water too long, it should be illegal. (MHO)

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greenfrog Loc: Central NJ

A long time ago seen a guy do this to a trout I caught. Looked like it was hurting the fish bad. I practice catch and release and don't want to hurt the fish more than I have too. I would never do this.

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

FS Digest wrote:

I recently read about people using stomach pumps to see what the trout are eating in order to match the hatch. Anyone have opinions on this?

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by rndndn

Sounds like torture .

Salesrep Loc: Maryland

It is legal and I sell lots of them to my dealers
Don’t know if hurts the fish or not.
Salesrep

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Trout spend a lot of their limited energy to get food and now you take it away as well as keep the fish out of water longer and possibly hurt the fish while doing it. Think Alien taking you and jamming something down your throat. I hate upper GI's

greenfrog Loc: Central NJ

If you catching them already why would one need to match the hatch?
Plus you have to find a bait that works in the first place to catch one in order to use that suction device.

Captain Lahti Loc: Kennewick, WA

I took a suicide to the ER in an ambulance once and was there when they pumped her stomach. Wasn’t pretty.

But fish Like trout usually don’t spend much energy chasing bugs. It only takes a slight rise in their depth or a nose down to pick up a morsel. If your quick and use wet hands and don’t keep the fish out of water very long then make sure it has revived before letting it swim off, it’s not that big a deal. But only one fish. Not everyone you catch.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Captan Lahti wrote:

I took a suicide to the ER in an ambulance once and was there when they pumped her stomach. Wasn’t pretty.

But fish Like trout usually don’t spend much energy chasing bugs. It only takes a slight rise in their depth or a nose down to pick up a morsel. If your quick and use wet hands and don’t keep the fish out of water very long then make sure it has revived before letting it swim off, it’s not that big a deal. But only one fish. Not everyone you catch.

But they do.

greentime Loc: tampa bay, florida

usually isn't too hard to find somebody gutting them for dinner (depending where you are), just ask to take a look before it's tossed :). Personally I'm not a fan of causing more pain or stress to an animal than needed to get the meat. I never fish with the intent of catch and release (will sadly release what's not legal or yummy lol) but I'm very glad others do n leave bigger fish for me n my family to eat ;). I wouldn't intentionally shoot a deer in the butt just to watch it hop away, sticking a hook through an animal or stomach pumping just for fun feels the same to me.