Catch & Release
Guidelines for live release of Atlantic salmon
Fishing tackle
· Use barbless hooks, or hooks with the
barbs pinched (picture no 1).
· Rather use small hooks.
· Do not use stainless steel hooks.
· Avoid using trebles they can cause unnecessary damage to the fish.
· Use good and strong fishing tackle to be able to bring the fish in quickly. Try to avoid overtiring the fish.
· Always use knotless mesh landing nets. Landing nets with knots can cause damage on eyes, gills, fins, mucus and scales (pic no 2).
Pic.1 Barbs pinched
Handling of fish
· Avoid to take the fish out of the water.
· Take extra care with bright fish, it is more sensitive than fish that has spent some time in the river.
· To minimize handling rather measure the length of the fish than weight. Length provides a good indication of weight (see table below).
· Do not use gloves or any other material to get a “good grip” on the fish
Pic 2 Landing nets
· Do not let fish flop about in shallow water
or on the ground.
· Never take the fish up on the tail (pic no. 3)
· If a fish needs to be moved, then
gently hold with one hand around the tail and the other hand under the middle of the fish (pic no.5)
Pic.3 Never take the fish up on the tail
Removing the hook
· It is helpful to carry long nose pliers to remove the hook (pic 4).
· Always remove the hook, keeping the fish underwater.
· It can be helpful to cut the line first to make the work go faster and easier
Pic. 4 Long nose pliers
Releasing the fish
· When fish is released it is important to keep the fish facing the 
current.
· If the fish is to be tagged, always keep the tagging equipment and the tags ready at hand so tagging can be done as quickly as possible.
· Use only tagging equipment and tags permitted in the river(Pic 6).
Pic.5 Releasing the fish
· Write tag numbers and fish size
in the logbooks.
· All catch must be recorded in logbooks.
Pic 6 Floy tag
Do not release fish if it bleeds from the gills
or the fish has been wounded
The releationship between length and weight of salmon.
|
Length
(cm) |
Weight(kg) |
Length(cm) |
Weight(kg) |
Length (cm) |
Weight
(kg) |
|
40 |
0,7 |
65 |
3,0 |
90 |
7,4 |
|
41 |
0,8 |
66 |
3,1 |
91 |
7,7 |
|
42 |
0,9 |
67 |
3,2 |
92 |
7,9 |
|
43 |
0,9 |
68 |
3,4 |
93 |
8,1 |
|
44 |
1,0 |
69 |
3,5 |
94 |
8,4 |
|
45 |
1,0 |
70 |
3,6 |
95 |
8,7 |
|
46 |
1,1 |
71 |
3,8 |
96 |
8,9 |
|
47 |
1,2 |
72 |
4,0 |
97 |
9,2 |
|
48 |
1,3 |
73 |
4,1 |
98 |
9,4 |
|
49 |
1,3 |
74 |
4,3 |
99 |
9,7 |
|
50 |
1,4 |
75 |
4,4 |
100 |
10,0 |
|
51 |
1,5 |
76 |
4,6 |
101 |
10,3 |
|
52 |
1,6 |
77 |
4,8 |
102 |
10,6 |
|
53 |
1,7 |
78 |
5,0 |
103 |
10,9 |
|
54 |
1,8 |
79 |
5,1 |
104 |
11,2 |
|
55 |
1,8 |
80 |
5,3 |
105 |
11,5 |
|
56 |
1,9 |
81 |
5,5 |
106 |
11,8 |
|
57 |
2,0 |
82 |
5,7 |
107 |
12,1 |
|
58 |
2,1 |
83 |
5,9 |
108 |
12,4 |
|
59 |
2,2 |
84 |
6,1 |
109 |
12,8 |
|
60 |
2,4 |
85 |
6,3 |
110 |
13,1 |
|
61 |
2,5 |
86 |
6,5 |
111 |
13,4 |
|
62 |
2,6 |
87 |
6,7 |
112 |
13,8 |
|
63 |
2,7 |
88 |
7,0 |
113 |
14,1 |
|
64 |
2,8 |
89 |
7,2 |
114 |
14,5 |
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