Trout on ice...a bad thing?

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I find it interesting that know one has brought up the fact that ICE AND SNOW are highly abrasive. Remember getting white washed when you were a kid after the snow has had a couple days to melt? Remember how it hurt like hell and scratched the skin? I think anyone really being honest with their selves will realize it's not going to help the fish out so why do it. It also has a lot to due with the snow conditions, lately with the warm temps, slush and how much water can be around your hole it's probably not a real biggie.

And like mentioned the "gilling" of fish that are "released unharmed" is what really pisses me off and makes for a stupid argument on the "gillers'' side.

Oh and before y'all beat up on the fly fisherman take into consideration that I swing both ways... Fly on the soft water and often bait on the hard deck.
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