After cleaning a fish i caught this summer (hatchery) i found a size two rusted hook down his throat. He had obviosly broke someone off a few weeks before i caught him. If the hook is very tough to get out, just cut the line! Look at all the body piercings people have now, surely a fish can live with a hook in him.

I had the same thing happen to me as mentioned above, my friend reached down to pick the fish up by the gills, but i was already on to his scheme and quickly told him to back off while i removed the hook and let it swim away without touching it. Informing "newbies" of the CNR part would always help before going fishing.

- BW

CNR wild fish!
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"I have a fair idea of what to expect from the river, and usually, because I fish it that way, the river gives me approximately what I expect of it. But sooner or later something always comes up to change the set of my ways..."
- Roderick Haig-Brown