Catch and release, why not?

[Vagabond]

i find that a lot places do not alow catch and release and have a fixed bag and statements such as all fish of a legal size must be knocked on the head.

 

There is a popular myth amongst such fishery owners, shared by some anglers, that once a trout has been caught and released a couple of times, it will never take an artificial fly again.

 

I suspect the real reason is financial - make the anglers take the fish away and charge accordingly, and there is only a minimal "hidden loss" through fish dying uncaught. Catch and release means the owner has to make good more "uncaught" fish losses.

 

...and yes I know that some fisheries offer both. Given that a large number of trout fisheries have gone bust or just closed down suggests the financial side is not always well thought through.

[five bellies]

There is a popular myth amongst such fishery owners, shared by some anglers, that once a trout has been caught and released a couple of times, it will never take an artificial fly again.

 

I suspect the real reason is financial - make the anglers take the fish away and charge accordingly, and there is only a minimal "hidden loss" through fish dying uncaught. Catch and release means the owner has to make good more "uncaught" fish losses.

 

...and yes I know that some fisheries offer both. Given that a large number of trout fisheries have gone bust or just closed down suggests the financial side is not always well thought through.

 

 

Vagabond,

 

I don't think the recent succession of hot summers has helped a lot of the shallow man made fisherys almost biol owing to no movement of water and clear banks(no over hanging vegatation) to maximise fishing areas

late June through to September sees a lot of fish mortality an sulky trout who come on the feed for about twenty minute sun up and sun set. this puts a strian on the smaller fisherys, gives them a impression of being Hard or under stocked. wich keeps clientel away.