Dead Fish

[supapapa]

When fishing for fun, what do you do if the fish dies when taking the hook out?

[cassa333]

cook it.

[shoota]

Return it to the water, a predatory fish such as a Pike will make a meal of it.

[RATTER15]

Do fish die when taking the hook out? I've never known it myself.

[shoota]

Sometimes, if the strike is late, the hook is taken too far down to be removed without damage. Common with small fish and large hooks.

[AlwaysConfused]

use it as bait

[TheChair]

Apologies profusely, and console yourself with thought that'll at least you had some fun killing it.

[mastercraft]

Get the frying pan out.

[Chipchopper]

If fishing for fun, you can limit the chances (if any) of any damage caused by the hook, by using a 'barbless' hook, then return the fish safely to the water asap.

Where fishing for food is permitted, take take only what you need and follow local rules.

[hammerman]

Been fishing for 45 years....river and lake for all species including trout, pike and carp and never had a fish die when removing the hook

[supapapa]

Hammerman it must be nice to be perfect.