Originally Posted By: CrowBalls
Ya and if your really into conservation just leave them alone and see if you can get a picture of them coming out of the water without a line in their mouth.

I don't think that anyone here is saying that its a bad thing to c&r nates if you are practicing proper catch and release with the right gear.
I do think its wrong to keep a native steel tho. Its not even a matter of conservation at this time its a matter of good ethics.