Have finally been catching trout lately and I realized these dudes are dramatic as hell. I think I killed them after having them for 30 seconds but as soon as I put em in the water they zoom off😭
Posted by potatochip74
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JohnDingleBerry- on
They are cautious little fish and very keen to danger. Very smart too.
TheBeardManDude on
I believe if you have a trout out of water for 30+ seconds its chance of dying goes up dramatically, even when they swim off strong. I’ve seen quite a few dead fish that I could only attribute to poor handling. Rubber nets and keeping them in the water will help drastically make release more successful.
carsonthecarsinogen on
As long as you don’t grip em like a fat kid with a snickers they normally do okay.
If one is a little sluggish, hold them facing upstream so the water flows into their mouth and through their gills. Normally brings em back pretty fast.
And make sure they can swim/ hold themselves upright in the current before letting them go. If you just toss them into the current and they’re too tired they’ll just drift and die due to the oxygen not getting into their gills.
Super_novy on
Wet your hands first too
WoofWoofster on
Do you sometimes hold them held upside down? This is a trick to calm down trout when you removing the hook tIIRC, I read that it’s due to the position affecting control of the trout’s muscle via their brain/nervous system.
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They are cautious little fish and very keen to danger. Very smart too.
I believe if you have a trout out of water for 30+ seconds its chance of dying goes up dramatically, even when they swim off strong. I’ve seen quite a few dead fish that I could only attribute to poor handling. Rubber nets and keeping them in the water will help drastically make release more successful.
As long as you don’t grip em like a fat kid with a snickers they normally do okay.
If one is a little sluggish, hold them facing upstream so the water flows into their mouth and through their gills. Normally brings em back pretty fast.
And make sure they can swim/ hold themselves upright in the current before letting them go. If you just toss them into the current and they’re too tired they’ll just drift and die due to the oxygen not getting into their gills.
Wet your hands first too
Do you sometimes hold them held upside down? This is a trick to calm down trout when you removing the hook tIIRC, I read that it’s due to the position affecting control of the trout’s muscle via their brain/nervous system.