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bigfootfish
When it comes to hatchery Salmon/Steel I'm a proponent of the ALL HATCHERY FISH MUST DIE!!!!!!
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When it comes to hatchery Salmon/Steel I'm a proponent of the ALL HATCHERY FISH MUST DIE!!!!!!!! I don't care how dark it is, I'll use it as crab bait just to keep it from spawning in the rive which we all know they do. Other than that I release 90% of the time with the exception of a bleeder or a fish that I can't revive, in that situation if the regs allow I will keep that fish. If you aren't planning on keeping it then there is no reason to take it out of the water.
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I absolutely hate seeing a pic/video of a clipped fish that somebody..... RELEASED!!! Ahhh, there goes the gene pool.
If you cannot retain the hatchery fish (due to regs), just pluck a gill and send it down, now I didn't recommend that, I just stated it :lol:.
I know some won't like that idea very much.
I am totally a C&R guy. My friends and family are constantly getting on my case cause I never bring any home to share. But I will only bring hatchery home. And so far, I haven't caught any hatchery. I have only been doing trout so far this year so all wild.
-Spydey
I do not wish to make argument about this topic, but I DO NOT agree that the ODFW's procedure's need to be followed to the "T" in order to safely release fish unharmed. I've been fishing and releasing for enough decades to know what works. Of course the ODFW is going to describe in text the absolute BEST way to handle and release fish unharmed, no argument about that. However, that doesn't mean it is the only method that works. Common sense needs to prevail in order to safely release fish umharmed. Keeping a fish out of the water for too long, and squeezing a fish too hard are the primary reasons they do not revive. Gently holding a fish through the mesh of a net so as to not have to squeeze them too strongly is a good method while removing the hook from the fish. Carefully holding a fish out of the water to get a memorable photo is just fine so long as the camera person is in position and ready to go prior to lifting the fish from it's oxygen.
When I take photos on the apron of my tube I leave the fish in the net in the water while I turn on my camera and have it in my right hand. Once ready, I lift the fish from the water in the net and gently as possible pull the fish out of the net on the apron for a quick couple photos. It works, fish do not die, and I get my memories preseved for life.
Folks should deal with this issue as they see appropriate. But, do not believe that you cannot get photos of your catch if that is what you want to do. Just use common sense about how you handle the fish, and how long you keep them out of the water and you will do fine reviving your catch!
Eco-extremist have ruined other forums I use to participate in, I sure hope those minority few do not get a foot hold in this forum???
Randy
Copy that Randy. I keep my camera handy on my pontoon or float tube as well and the photos I take only require the fish to be removed from the water briefly. The ODFW methods of proper release are good guidelines and you can read about it all day long but out on the water one also learns by doing and experiencing what fish can tolerate. Also, just because a fish swims away doesn't mean you have not harmed it. If the protective body slime is removed from the fish, it still may die. It might take a few days but it can die.