Well my two cents is,if they did not want you to catch them they would not stock them. And as for most catching a fish well once salmon get into shallow water the odds on him opening his mouth in the act to hit the bait is about 15% Once salmon hit the shallow water they are not in a feeding mood anymore. Im sure lots will tell me lots of people catch them in shallow water but in fact the line catches them first followed by the hook. If those salmon would only keep the mouth closed it would make it hard to line them. Anyways im all for catch and release and aslo for catch and kill. As long as they follow the rules set out by the MNR then no harm no foul. They have as much right as anyone to catch fish and if it makes the guy or gal go home with cash or a prize for doing so I tip my hat to him or her. I'm sure im going to get lots of flack on this but again its my 2cents