averageangler
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I'm getting closer to starting out but all the magazines and literature I have read seems to shy away from advising how to despatch the trout quickly and humanely or advising how to handle/store them at the bankside to keep them freshest whilst carrying on fishing.
I guess to despatch any fish being retained a priest firmly applied once or twice to the top of the head before removing the fly is the most humane. Is this the case?
Once dispatched and unhooked is a bass bag used to keep them in the water to stay fresh and if so what about during warm weather when the margins are warm as well? Are there any other suggestions?
I assume that they should be gutted as soon as possible and stored in a cold place as soon as possible; do you all use cooler boxes and ice blocks in the boot of the car on the way home?
Finally I have caught and prepared sea fish before which need de-scaling. Do you need to descale trout?
Many thanks in advance for the benefit of your experiences.
I guess to despatch any fish being retained a priest firmly applied once or twice to the top of the head before removing the fly is the most humane. Is this the case?
Once dispatched and unhooked is a bass bag used to keep them in the water to stay fresh and if so what about during warm weather when the margins are warm as well? Are there any other suggestions?
I assume that they should be gutted as soon as possible and stored in a cold place as soon as possible; do you all use cooler boxes and ice blocks in the boot of the car on the way home?
Finally I have caught and prepared sea fish before which need de-scaling. Do you need to descale trout?
Many thanks in advance for the benefit of your experiences.