I'm starting to like this NJ Trout Fishing

[buzzbaiter]

I know how to handle fish, I know about their slime coat and I know how to tail and revive them. So, thanks for the advice but now you know the whole story. I will go back to lurking because its obviously not worth posting pics.

I've had many a trout or bass or pike or pickerel falloff and flop around. It happens all the time. But you know what? A fish half covered in sand or mud or obviously bleeding or lying on dry ground doesn't look good so I skip the photo. I don't care if its 4" or 44". You grab it, maybe clean it off and throw it back. You can always take a photo for yourself for memories sake. In this day in age of overreaction to the smallest things, if you think it looks even the least bit wrong, don't post it. We all enjoy photos but not when it looks like a nice fish was abused or mishandled or is in obvious distress. Those photos we don't need to see.wet or on we

See thumbnail attached below. This is the best way to take a photo I think. Just support their head and try to keep the rest of the body in the water or at least on a wet surface. This was a colorful wild brown caught a few weeks back.

[OMC]

Are you saying that Arush's fish looks mishandled ??
It is amazing the same guys post fish all the time and not one post about handling. Someone else posts a great fish and there is all of this.Can't tell you how many bass are being held the wrong way and nothing said. I'm with Arush time to go back to lurking.

[Jigman13]

Don't stop posting reports and photos. Ignore the nonsense. Note Royal Coachmans post count. 1 post. Looking to stir the pot. F it dude. He's from the trout board very few people frequent. Consider him schmeg lol

I'm a conscious angler but I fish a lot, alone, at nite. This makes for difficult moments. It's not always easy to CPR without some shake and bake or what have you. If the fish swims off healthy on its own then you did your job.

Nice fish man...

Originally Posted by Adrenalinerush

There have been two people who posted on my catch and release tactics so I guess I will clarify this. I should have put this in my original post but please look closely at my fish where the lure is in its mouth. You will notice there is no line connected to the lure. Why, because I had the fish in the water and while I was reaching down with my hemostats to remove the hook. The fish shook its head and popped my line. So, I had two choices, let the fish swim off with my plug still in its mouth, or grab it and lay it on shore. You'll notice the foam line in the picture because the fish is 6" from the edge of the stream. At that point its already on shore so I took a picture of it. I normally don't remove trout from the water I reach down and unhook them in the water. I will lay a fish on the snow once in a while like I did the other day and take a picture. I know how to handle fish, I know about their slime coat and I know how to tail and revive them. So, thanks for the advice but now you know the whole story. I will go back to lurking because its obviously not worth posting pics. And yes it was caught in Jersey!

[Ken Lyons]

How somebody with3 whole posts to his credit can parachute in and lecture guys who have been posting here for years redifines unmitigated gall.

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by Ken Lyons

How somebody with3 whole posts to his credit can parachute in and lecture guys who have been posting here for years redifines unmitigated gall.

Ignore him.. He is a 1%er fly fishing elitist and is jealous of such a great catch....

Coachman needs to go back to his silly trout board...oh wait it is down...

ARUSH great fish! And keep posting!

[shrimpman steve]

Great fish. Keep on posting! No such thing as bad press