Fishing with Rod: Releasing a foul hooked salmon

When fishing for salmon, occasionally foul hooking one is unavoidable due to the number of fish present in the river. In British Columbia, intentionally snagging a fish is illegal and any unintentionally foul hooked fish are required to be released with care.

When fishing in the Tidal Fraser River, we like to carry a catch and release net that allows us to net the fish with great care so when it is released, it would most likely survive and complete its spawning cycle.

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[slipknotbot]

yeah i use crocodile spoons in the pink color also for coho and chinook but they do work better for pinks

[fishingwithrod]

Yes, for coho particularly we've had good success with silver/copper/golden spoons, but if the water clarity is poor, pink, orange coloured spoons work just as well for coho.

[BikerBoySpeir]

What type of lure or spoon were you using when you caught that samon?

[fishingwithrod]

Any spoons or spinners in the 1/8 and 1/4oz range would work for pink salmon. We use 1/4 Gibbs Croc spoons in pink, orange, green. Search Gibbs Fishing on Google for more information.

[phillyZeroTen]

Nice gear.

[Bbfishman]

oh man....you asians catch all the fish, but you never seem to have a boat, i dont get it

[TotallyFlyTying]

@LittleRedCyclingHood As Rod is retrieving his lure a fish either swims by, bumps the lure and it hooks it's self or he (unintentional) pulls it onto a lieing fish.

Hope this helps,

~David

[LittleRedCyclingHood]

hey juz want to know hw does foul hook happen?

[jsmith6266]

Great video and useful tips. It's always great to see a clean release.

[gokory]

just got one today

[BikerBoySpeir]

Thanks alot Rod for your useful tip. Keep on Fishin'!

[traxdata2k]

Thanks for this!