Good question Kerry, I don't know...

I pulled this graph off of the Ifish board, it was being used in support of this disscussion.

However, I would think that most fish must be close to if not exshuasted after being caught by the average angler. Again though I can't back that statement up?

I am not supporting or condoning C&R either way, but I do tend to believe that unregulated C&R must certainly kill a high number of wild fish and the above graph seems to support that belief.

If a guide for example takes out two clients a day and C&R's wild fish throughout the day. How many fish are killed in the process? Again I don't know... But I do wonder.