Provo River- Bait Section

[scartinez]

I would have kept some fish, but I hate to eat trout. I know fish caught on bait have a higher mortality rate, but that's only if you hook them deep. Me and my buddy aren't rookies at fishing and know to set a hook as soon as the fish bite. We did hook two fish deep, but to increase the fishes chances we cut the line. The reason fish die so often when caught on bait is that the fisherman let the fish bite until they swallow the bait. We don't do this, we set the hook on the fist bite, and almost always hook a fish by the lip.
Thanks for the heads up though. I know your just concerned about people releasing a bunch of dead fish, and ruining a good fishery.
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