[stoned-trout]

the next halibut/corvina I get I am eatin....this week is all bout getting bait for next week..the anchovies and sardines are everywhere...yeehaw...no sand crabs this year barely.. this weird weather pattern is whack ,,,yellowtail off the surf this year/hammerheads hangin out all kinds odd strange stuff inshore..weird

[SmokingWolf09]

Being an avid fisherman and hunter I thought I'd throw in my2 pennies. As most here have already said C&R is one of the best conservation and game management tools we have. Being from the southern Appalachian region originally it does make me sad to see ppl who just don't know or worse don't care, take the local wild brookies, I even keep the stocked ones but, never the wild ones. they are almost extinct in that area because of the way they got there when they're gone they'll be gone forever or at least until the next ice age. Brook trout are not truly trout at all, but a species of char normally found in the sub-arctic, and arctic regions. In fact the fly-fishing community works quite hard to keep the streams where they do still flourish secret. We fish them take photos and release them unharmed. Other than that I take what I need and release the rest. My trophies are photographs on my wall. And yes selective harvest on game animals is the same let the young small ones walk till grandaddy 12 point comes along then pull the trigger.

[Wendull C.]

Sad to say no blue fins were released last time. They make damn good sashimi though.

[stoned-trout]

lost a huge halibut yesterday ... it took a bunch of 25 lb line then bit it off ..double hooked anchovie...I will be making a big order from cabelas ...extra heavy florocarbon line ,some wire ,sleeves and crimper and a bunch of hooks for making double hook rigs....it was huge fish.....some of them are line shy so wire leaders wont always work ..thinking somewhere about 40 lb line or so...yeehaw....I definitely wont release a keeper halibut have you seen how much they cost now in the store??????

[stoned-trout]

I kept only one ...the rest were released....native trout in the sequoia forest area....yeehaw..if I plan on releasing em I try not to even touch them ..I use my big hemostats and remove hook with fish still in water when possible....small native brook trout are my favorite..the places they live tend to be remote and beautifull...maine had a bunch of spots ....I have spent thousands of hours hiking and wading remote streams for natives...

[Wendull C.]

I eat the rainbows but I release all the brookies and brownies.

[bigganjabud]

I'm in the UK we catch and release fish

Last thing I caught and kept is my Mrs

[dickcorn]

I think it should be species dependent. Some species are taking over bodies of water so much it probably be better to kill them and throw in the garden. Others you can fish a lifetime to maybe catch one. So I guess I can go both ways on this one. Which reminds me I need to get my diddy poles out and get some flats for the freezer before winter gets here.

[Wendull C.]

Every Blue fin we caught on slow trolled live bait had a stomach full of sand crab. My bro, I mean the captain's son at 12' years old wanted to know what they were eating . After we filleted each one(more like taking a backstrap out) he checked their stomachs like I do to find chucker. Smart boy.

[Kozmo]

Originally Posted by stoned-trout

lost a huge halibut yesterday ... it took a bunch of 25 lb line then bit it off ..double hooked anchovie...I will be making a big order from cabelas ...extra heavy florocarbon line ,some wire ,sleeves and crimper and a bunch of hooks for making double hook rigs....it was huge fish.....some of them are line shy so wire leaders wont always work ..thinking somewhere about 40 lb line or so...yeehaw....I definitely wont release a keeper halibut have you seen how much they cost now in the store??????

Yeah, I believe they are getting more popular in restraunts in the lower 48. Also the tourism industry is depleting them in places like Homer because they'll take out mass amounts of people in a huge boat.