A guide to practising catch and release when game angling 

Loughs Agency welcomes the growing trend of ‘catch and release’ angling as a way of continuing to fish whilst limiting the impact on local stocks.
This video aims to help guide anglers with their catch and release technique in order to increase the survival rate of salmon after release by:
• Landing the fish quickly to avoid exhausting the fish.
• Using a soft knotless mesh net and keeping the fish in the water at all times.
• If you must handle the fish, using wet hands and cradle it below the belly. Never put your fingers inside the gill covers or lift the fish by the tail.
• Using a single barbless hook to limit injury during removal. Remove the hook immediately, keeping the fish in the water.
• If the hook is caught deep in the fish, cut the line and release with hook still inside rather than trying to remove deep-caught hook.
• When releasing the fish, support it in the water using two hands, with the head pointing upstream to aid breathing.
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