gfisher2003
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Hey yall,
Recently I was fishing and found a place where I caught a few decent trout but then I caught one that I am pretty sure was diseased (It had a big lump a little behind its head that also extended down to its stomach). I was doing catch and release so I put it back in but I am wondering if I did the right thing. If the fish had been diseased and was contagious it could have infected the other fish in the pond, but if it was not contagious then putting it back in the pond was the right decision. Should I have killed it even though I wasn't planning on eating it, or should I have put it back although it could make the other fish sick as well?
I sadly did not think to take any pictures of the fish.
Recently I was fishing and found a place where I caught a few decent trout but then I caught one that I am pretty sure was diseased (It had a big lump a little behind its head that also extended down to its stomach). I was doing catch and release so I put it back in but I am wondering if I did the right thing. If the fish had been diseased and was contagious it could have infected the other fish in the pond, but if it was not contagious then putting it back in the pond was the right decision. Should I have killed it even though I wasn't planning on eating it, or should I have put it back although it could make the other fish sick as well?
I sadly did not think to take any pictures of the fish.