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By LEE STRAIGHT

The name of the game in sport 7
‘fishing is to try'to fool one of’. ~
ic wooweus p> those’ sleek~ beauties “out of: the _

“7 water and into the fry pan.

The e Review |
| 656. 1151 +. catch; we are learning how’ to
- release them so ‘that chances. of :
- their survival are good. ..

- Before: we. all: jeariied better.
from. biologists, releasing. fish
seemed easy enough. It. was the

~~ sacrifice. that was. difficult. It’s

* clear. now :that. fish don’t. nec-.
2 oa essarily. survive just because they 7
5 ‘waggle off, somewhat dazed:
-«-<: Whether: these unhooked | fish
_ “survive. toa larger size (either to...
_: be caught: again. or to live: to be:
a “spawners), depends on: the care re
o taken i in-releasing them. . rae

However, owe? re

only. do we. release” ‘unwanted

Here are some guidelines

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“more
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‘loose scales: which can be wiped
away ata touch. The loss:of too
~ results. in
dehydration and. makes the fish 2
“prone to infection: A‘:25 per cent:

scales”

scale loss could be fatal. ~
~ Some kind of a hook-releaser is

a big help to avoid touching the - 7
~ fish. You can fashion your own
with a straightened ‘coat. hanger,

or. use ‘pliers, to invert: the hook

~ and twist it free from the fish.

if the. fish is deeply hooked,

: particularly. with a small treble. —-
“hook, sacrifice ‘the hook’ along
_with the fish. Snip the leader of.
"the hook: just above. the. hook- ©
except . the...
~ stainless steel ones. will soon:rust
away, with little harm tothe fish. ~
‘Whenever: «possible,
-.. Single hooks, rather than the two
~ or three pronged. hooks.
baal ‘Avoid touching. the fish oR
an letting it come in contact with the
-met-or. boat. If. possible, keep it:
partially. in the water.. Immature ..-

S ‘salmon or. trout t (salmonids) have i the» larger: ‘fish,,

hooks, .

“Aft ter. Telease,.

fish. with: ~

a ‘small ‘fish “.
a usually, scoots: away, ‘but. a larger. .
.fish.may seem.to be:in: shock for:
“several moments. It pays to hold, 2
“very. gently, ah

upright ‘in. the water. until | it»is

and ~ “waggles ©
away. -Another hint:: move the.
fish: to: and~ fro -in* the water,»

fully conscious -

facing the current if there is any.

have a good survival rate. :

The same. can’t. be. said about... :
_ released .
‘salmonids. The mortality rate of —
“these salmonids is: believed to be:
~ high, and stocks : are depleted as pa. 7
eo) | :
Play..it®. safe. ‘Handle all fish oe

ocean- caught. and

-'gently'when releasing them. _
:Somé.anglers. make. a practice. “*
of releasing all but the occasional Be
fish, especially if the:fish isa bit
on: the. small: side. :
content. to harvest a: few of ‘the:
more: plentiful .salmon: for the
. table, and release the. still-scarce..
= steelhead trout.

regulations a
escapement: .of salmon to.-the..°
a spawning grounds, andalso yield |
a greater. total weight 0 of salmon Pe
Po ito harvesters...

Many. are.

Wednesday, July 7, 1982

“You must. “release ‘a~ fish;

however, if it is under the legal ae

minimum size.

‘A. seasonal. ‘bag jimit. of. 30.

~~ chinook ‘now is in-effect, and a-
-. This forces oxygen- -bearing water

past’ the. gills and: allows the fish
- to: breathe more easily: - Mee
_ Despite the superficial bleeding
caused by a fish hook, salmonids
caught in rivers and released after.
“fights”? with anglers seem: to —

catch record is attached | to each.

_ licence... ~

©The. issue of. minimum size *
“ limits

continues
troversial.

to te \con-
~ Some anglers and

‘fishery ‘managers feel “that: the
.-total catch would be smaller: if the.
‘four-fish- -limit- ‘(in some © areas, ;

two) did not also specify length.
Others ‘believe that the present -
result. in’: greater -

So. ‘controversial is, that point, cn
though, that’ ‘the. ‘ules. could.

~ change’:a- year or ‘more. hence.
Stay tuned.

Lee: Straight - ‘is pvecheaii@nal =
fisheries:: advisor... for: the.
department of fisheries. and

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