Finally a female

[vinnimon]

After a long while I finally bagged a female brown trout,hoping for a bow though.5lbs and clean.Very sluggish on the fight and when I landed it guess what her belly was empty,.I seen 3 others caught at the same time they were full of eggs.This fish was stripped(molested).She would survive.I filleted it and guess was I found,fresh blood traces on the fillet.I think its about a #8 hook(snagged accidently for sure in this area)Why didnt they just take the fish?

[hendrix]

After a long while I finally bagged a female brown trout,hoping for a bow though.5lbs and clean.Very sluggish on the fight and when I landed it guess what her belly was empty,.I seen 3 others caught at the same time they were full of eggs.This fish was stripped(molested).She would survive.I filleted it and guess was I found,fresh blood traces on the fillet.I think its about a #8 hook(snagged accidently for sure in this area) Why didnt they just take the fish?

 

some people believe that would be the humane thing to do...

[irishfield]

Well if you think it was snagged... then legally they couldn't keep it.. no matter what the release outcome.

[SBCregal]

very good point!

[vinnimon]

Well if you think it was snagged... then legally they couldn't keep it.. no matter what the release outcome.

I know it was snagged,fresh blood on one fillet and a scar to match,they should think about mother nature taking its coarse.Let her go take a handfull and send her on its way.

[vinnimon]

They didnt keep it because i caught it.

[vinnimon]

some people believe that would be the humane thing to do...

Ya I guess but to look at this fish It should of had a long life ahead of it.A fighter indeed.And a beauty,its been years that ive seen one like this.I ussually nail stocked brown in lake O .10 yrs or so Ive seen them like that the B creek.I will not say the B name,ever again.