When it gets really warm and the water heats up it is not good for any fish you release. I once heard heard it put like this (and it made sense to me), picture running a race in a very warm day, then right after you are done and are spent, you go into a sauna to recoup. And I think this a good mental picture of what the fish (any fish) goes through.
I seen some interesting videos about bass competitions and how water temp has a huge increase on fish mortality rates, it was very interesting. I also find that if you plan to fish to do a catch and cook that once it gets to warm the fish do not taste good, the meat gets soft and almost muddy. So either way if you are a catch and release it is harsh on the fish and its recovery, and if you are fishing and plan to eat it, I find it is not the best.
Anyways my 2 cents.
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