Atlantic salmon fly fishing proper catch and release

[zymbotictoot]

do you have a website? I am planning a trip during prime time for next year and would like to book soon,from what i have been told you have to book a year in advance if you want prime time fishing on Harrys, i live in Cape Breton and our best fishing is now,but i believe yours is June?

[silverleapers]

try googling Eureka Outdoors or salmon fishing Newfoundland....you'll find us.

[zymbotictoot]

great video, finally a salmon video that does not make me want to puke you are a true fisherman,nice to see somebody who cares about the fish.BTW do you guide on Harry`s River?

[silverleapers]

Yes I guide on Harry's

[troutbum86]

Says right in the Alberta angler's guide - if you can't remove a hook quickly and without harming the fish - cut the line and let it go - which when fishing, for aggressive species such as northern pike , happens more then you think. I'm not going to spend 10 minutes, eventually, ripping the esophagus out of a fish...I'll just give it the best chance it has and cut my line for a fast release. ...gonna tell me what river this is? :)

[silverleapers]

Yes B'ye.....not all fish are going to make it with the hook in or out....but luckily for salmon its usually a small single barbless hook.....pike....nasty toothy smelly critters...lol....I love catching them!

Guess which river....just joking. Its Harry's B'ye!

[troutbum86]

I'd like to add that if you can't remoe the fly because it is hooked too deeply, in the gills , etc - to leave it in. In those cases it is better to just let the hook oxidize rather than rip it out causing more harm to the fish. Hey what river is that?

[silverleapers]

Unfortunately, leaving a hook in almost always results in even more damage than removing it carefully. The common myth is that the flesh produces acid that dissolves the hook in about 2-3 days. This is not the case with modern coated hooks and the FLESH rather than the hook rots out. This can take a long time and causes extensive tissue damage and allows lethal secondary infections.

Old ideas not based on science or experience. Thanks for highlighting this...and keep up the good work!