Dead sticking trout

[Bill Willix]

The only good thing is if you do want to eat a few fish the one fish you don't have to feel bad about taking home are trout put in ponds and lakes in NJ. Most will not survive summer and are stocked for the purpose of taking home and enjoyed in a meal. But I do understand how you feel when you dont intend on taking any and hook it deep. That really is the down fall of fishing with bait