Must be some special circumstances here - small fish, little or no current, water margin easily accessible. With big fish and heavy currents you'd have to play them almost to death before you'd be able to reach down and unhook them by hand. I agree there's a problem with nets, even knotless mesh can remove a lot of the fish's protective slime. Maybe we should all quit fishing, for the sake of the fish....
On some C&R waters here in the UK you are not allowed to use nets, you play the fish, raise its head and release it by hand without removing it from the water, for the sake of the fish....
@merrimoles are you crazy :'(
sbboy12337 7 months ago
We just had our fly fishing festival here in Ennis Montana You should come!!
ohohmrbill1 1 year ago
Must be some special circumstances here - small fish, little or no current, water margin easily accessible. With big fish and heavy currents you'd have to play them almost to death before you'd be able to reach down and unhook them by hand. I agree there's a problem with nets, even knotless mesh can remove a lot of the fish's protective slime. Maybe we should all quit fishing, for the sake of the fish....
merrimoles 3 years ago
poor fish
dwnluis 3 years ago
On some C&R waters here in the UK you are not allowed to use nets, you play the fish, raise its head and release it by hand without removing it from the water, for the sake of the fish....
reptonised 3 years ago
Is he trying to land or torture the poor fish?
Chiggs58th 3 years ago
In America we have 'nets'. You should look into it.
Tizichka 4 years ago