We all should know the rules for releasing a trout with the best chance of survival, but there is one rule that is almost never included in articles about successful releasing.
So, you have landed the fish as quickly as possible to limit capture stress and you are about to pick up the fish and a get a few ‘grip and grin’ shots before release.
But, grip and grin, can all too often turn into grip and kill, and it is all down to where you grip, and how you grip, the trout that can determine its survival.
Link corrected – Read the full story and see the grip and kill photos.
| The worst example of ‘grip and kill’ in these shots – almost certain lethal damage to heart, liver and gills. |  |
