Catch and release

I was raised fishing on the boatdocks in Okla. City, OK. I learned early on to catch and release. I moved to Alaska in 1974 and I taught my ex to catch and release. I think it shows good sportmanship and hones our skills. I want to learn to fly fish since I have the equipment for it. I also used to dipnet for fish in Alaska but it wasn't fun like casting. It was really for just filling the freezer for winter with red or silver salmon. Halibut fishing is fun but it sure makes the arms and shoulders ache.

Hubby and I do catch and release for the most part. We fish where brim are and often the brim are not big enough to eat anyway. We would not be opposed to occasionally keeping a few to eat though. Fresh fish does taste so good!We just try to fish in a way that will let the fish be there for others too.

I like to fish but I am really afraid of swallowing a fish bone. I usually only eat fish that I can be fairly certain all the bones have been removed. The fish in my area are not safe to eat anyway because of the pollutants in the water. Even though I love to fish and will bait my own hook, I am not keen on cleaning fish, so it is easier to throw them back.

Yes I most definitely practice catch and release Although for Ontario Canada you can by a Conservation Tag. Which is only 2 fish of any species. Seeing as my other half doesn't really eat fish that much it is perfect for me Fishing is fav hobby and love it. Taught all my boys Although I have one that truly loves it like I do. Love bass but here the predominate fish walleye(pickerel), pike and trout Wendy

if we do not want the fish then yes we release. we only keep catfish and spoonbill. that is all we eat we love to catch bass but we always release them. they are too boney for our taste. now if we are out fishing and someone next to us is keeping them we give them to them. like the other day there was a family out and they are trying to feed 14 people in there house and trying to catch anything they could to eat so we caught probably about 20 plus bass and a drum and gave it to them.

Yes, I do. Although I might take one home for dinner too but mostly I let them go especially if I get smaller fish...I think that is being responsible.

Thank you for the best response! I really miss not getting to fish as much as I did in Alaska. It was beautiful there in the summers and I enjoyed the the camping. That is a beautiful fish!

Well is the water so full of mercury that you cannot eat the fish? I think catch and release should only be done in areas where the fish is not fit for human consumption. I have never done much fishing, but if I were, I would have the bread crumbs, flour, salt, pepper, oil or butter, plus a clove of garlic, paprika and some other spices, and a good frying pan and fire ready. Someone else will have to skin, remove the head, fillet the fish and remove the bones. The neighboring Grizzly or Black bear can have the head.

Over here we have to do that most of the time, the lake where we fish is a conservatory. I don't like that idea at first, why release the fish after spending so much time trying to catch them? But then I realize practically almost everyone I know here goes fishing, if they don't catch and release, the lake will run out of fish LOL

I have tried it and cannot bring myself to let them go i do fish barbless hooks, no scent or bait and lighter tackle to give them a chance. I have found the lighter the tackle the more fun it is last year landed a 16 lb 5 oz Coho on 10lb test was awesome

No i catch and eat.

Unless we are after flounder, we catch and release...after pictures of course. People were shocked when I told them I let my 42 inch redfish go. I got my picture. Let it go make more baby reds.

We live in Florida so, we mostly saltwater fish. We keep the redfish, trout and snook IF they are in season AND if they are within the slot limit AND if we aren't over our bag limit. We all love fish so, we keep as many of these kind as we can. We release pretty much all of the others unless my sister-in-law is around. She keeps just about everything except the trash fish like hard head catfish.