Previous template Next. Tags: None. How long can you hold yourself underwater and still be in good condition? Comment Post Cancel. I've heard seconds before their gills start to show damage, but I would like to see something more definitive.
Some fish, like largemouth bass, seem more resilient. Snakeheads, definitely more so, since they have a lung of sorts along with gills. Well I would say put it back in the water as fast as you can!
Trout need a high amount of oxygen to survive thats why they live in moving water. This bacteria, if heated ever so slightly becomes bad for the fish.
There skin also tells a lot about there health it will like many fish lose color if the fish is stressed. Get the hook out and put it back as soon as possible. Also if your going to catch and release , pinch the barb of the hook down to decrease the amount of damage to the trout. Right Rail 1. Top Active Users. Right Rail 2. Use a single hook and consider trying barbless hooks. Aim to land your fish quickly. Use a net to land your fish, preferably a knotless one.
Keep the trout in the net and in the water while releasing it. Unhook the fish gently, preferably with long nosed pliers. Work quickly and avoid touching the fish at all. If you want a photo, make it quick and get the fish back into the water without delay. Wet and cool your hands before handling the fish and consider using gloves. Ideally, take the photo of the fish still in the water.
If you have to hold the fish, do it gently with one hand around the tail and the other carefully cradling the fish. This is a death sentence. The same goes for boat anglers — a hot deck will kill a trout. Deeply hooked trout are at least five times more likely to die after release than those hooked in the jaw. To unhook a trout, use a net or keep the fish in the water. Never pull the trout out of the water by holding the line — this puts maximum stress on your line and the trout, and it imbeds the hook more deeply.
If a trout is deeply hooked, snip the line close to the trout's mouth. Do not try to remove the hook as this could cause injury to the gills or internal organs.
Play trout the minimum amount of time reasonably possible. The longer it takes to land a trout, the greater the stress that will result.
My brother and I have timed each other — from hook-set to release, on a small stream, it usually takes us less than 20 seconds to hook, play, land, unhook and release a typical inch trout. How long does it take you? Keep your fingers away from a trout's gills — they are fragile. Putting your fingers in their gills would be like someone sticking their fingers in your lungs.
Trout caught in cool water have a better chance of survival than those caught in warm water. Never fish for trout when water temperatures climb above 68 degrees.
The higher the water temperature, the higher the probability that a released trout will die. Wet hands vs. However, if you handle a trout with dry hands, it removes the protective slime layer from the fish. Use a wet hand if at all possible.
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