Angling Trust Calls on Salmon Anglers to take care when they release fish

The Angling Trust is encouraging all anglers releasing salmon to follow some simple guidelines to ensure that the fish are unharmed so that they can go on to spawn successfully this winter.

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It is sad that they feel the need to do this - part of the problem according to the article is due to photos of salmon being displayed 'hung by the tail' in the fishing magazines prior to release - perhaps the ATr could urge the press to stop publishing such photos in order to discourage the practice. mg: