smoking gun Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Tough fishing today up north the water is low and clear I managed 8 or 9 fish big ones on a Wooley bugger and San juan worm pics will follow I had a fish probably over 26 inches released to fight another day all fish ranged from 18 to 26inches. FLEWTHECOUPE, Bucksnbows, Ms Grit and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZW Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 In for pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoking gun Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 elkman and Rusty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZW Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Nice!Looks like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kype Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) very nice! she might not though with the fingers in the gills. nice trip Edited November 29, 2015 by Kype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Nice fish, but I was really hoping to see your pretty face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgw Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 very nice! she might not though with the fingers in the gills. nice trip I was thinking the same thing, hard for a trout to recover from that Kype 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoking gun Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Nice fish, but I was really hoping to see your pretty face. who this handsome Greek god Edited November 29, 2015 by smoking gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoking gun Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 I was thinking the same thing, hard for a trout to recover from thatshe did and she was revived after a epic battle she lives to bend another rod again Ms Grit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksnbows Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 she did and she was revived after a epic battle she lives to bend another rod again I often hesitate to weigh in on these discussions, but sometimes education is best. Whenever we intend to release a fish of any species, we should never place our fingers in the gills. It takes time, but those fish will die nearly 100% of the time. Often days later, but they will die for certain. If we're reducing them to the creel, then obviously no big deal. But you mentioned that you were releasing them, so that brings on the comments from those of us in the peanut gallery. Best to wet your hands, handle them as little as possible, and then release them back to the river/stream/ocean/pond/lake they came from. The thing with catch and release (C&R) is that many bad fish handling techniques won't cause death for hours or even days, so anglers see that fish swim away just fine and assume they lived. Just so you don't think I'm just an internet windbag, I've actually read scientific papers on fishing mortality using a variety of controls to determine best practices. I am a bit of a fly fishing geek after all. smoking gun, Rusty and BowhunterNJ 3 https://www.troutscapes.com/ https://nativefishcoalition.org/national-board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 who this handsome Greek god? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I often hesitate to weigh in on these discussions, but sometimes education is best. Whenever we intend to release a fish of any species, we should never place our fingers in the gills. It takes time, but those fish will die nearly 100% of the time. This is how people learn. And I can vouch for Brian, he knows his stuff when it comes to trout. He makes the occasional guest appearance in my ecology class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowhunterNJ Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Just so you don't think I'm just an internet windbag, I've actually read scientific papers on fishing mortality using a variety of controls to determine best practices. I am a bit of a fly fishing geek after all. I can confirm, while Brian IS indeed an internet windbag, he isn't JUST an internet windbag! :rofl: Jcol6268 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoking gun Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Hey I learned something new today I'm used to the salt where you take a knife to the gills or just chuck it in a cooler or bang stick to the skull Rusty, Bucksnbows and Kype 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Here's what Brian (Bucksnbows) does for a living. He knows his poop when it comes to trout. https://www.njwoodsandwater.com/topic/2886-river-restoration-to-improve-trout-habitat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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