Tips for Releasing fish
Back lakes are encouraged to be treated as catch and release to help support the fisheries
A couple of quick tips on releasing fish that will help increase the number of fish which survive the catch and release process:
Trout have a protective slime that covers their body, which acts as protection against cold and infection. When handling a caught trout, always use the rubber net provided and limit the amount of slime you remove by limiting the amount that you handle the fish with your hands.
When landing a fish, leave it in the net, take the hook out, pick him up by the tail and under the chin without sticking your fingers into the gills, take a picture and measurements. When you’re ready to release, place the fish into the water and hold the tail until the fish is ready to swim away.
If the fish is bleeding more than a little bit, keep him for the pan because he’s a goner.
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