Catch and Release?

[Uplander]

In an effort to kick up some dialog on this dust gathering BB, I pose the question; is a Berkshire fish “too valuable to only be caught once?"

Come on, fess up…. How many of you enjoy a good ol’ fashioned streamside fish fry once in awhile?

I do….

Ninety-nine percent of the time I practice catch and release fishing. But…once or twice a Summer I get the hankerin’ for some fresh brook trout.

These were taken by my younger brother and I last Summer on a backwoods fishing/camping “expedition."







A few bottles of Berkshire Brewing Company beer sunk in the stream, a few fresh wild brookies and a pheasant from the prior Autumn roasting on the fire, and we were set for the evening!

So, do you or don't you?

I mean really, who can resist a few buttery perch fillets?

[Mark Patenaude]

I make it a practice to creel fish that I know aren't going to make it. This typically only applies to Summer run Steelhead (Skamania) that run when the water is very warm and sometimes I have to make the call on whether they are going to make it or not. I can only hope I've always made the right decision.

All other fish go back to fight another day.

I also only fish barbless.

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