Are there specific handling regs in Canada? If there are, we should give those a look as far as wording, and what's worked in other areas. I just know it's a world of difference between the way Canadians release fish and the way we do. When I release a steelhead on the Vedder, I tail the fish in ankle deep water, drop to my knees (chest waders a must), remove the hook, and release. If I have a pic taken, I'm on my knees and in the water, and even so I've had a northern fella say "is that necessary".

When summer king fishing, and sockeye seasons are closed, you don't dare pull a sockeye out of the water--you wade in pliers in hand and release the fish without touching it. And I've heard locals talk of threats to close fisheries if sockeye aren't handled like china (by Dept. of Fish. and Oceans--BC's equivalent to our WDFW)

Whether there are actual handling regs in Canada or not, there is both greater knowledge and ethic regarding releasing fish gently. To instill such an ethic down here, I believe we need specific regs.