Warm Water Stress
Catch and Release puts some stress of a fish and there is always some mortality from it no matter how carefull we are to try to release a fish in good shap. We have had some cooler temperatures lately and it should drive down water temperatures somewhat. But there have been some pretty high stream and pond water temps this summer and that puts a lot of stress on fish.
So if you must angle when water temps are high, try not to play a fish to exaustion and try to be extra careful, unhooking it IN THE WATER and don't spend time measuring and photographing it.
Watch your back-cast!
Robin in Rocky
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