Currant Creek Report

[Hawkez]

I made my first trip to Currant Creek this weekend, and the fishing was good. I kicked up and down the west shore from the dam to the boat ramp about 30 yards out. The fishing was good using a white paddle bug tipped with a worm or a power maggot. The others that were fishing from the shore had success as long as the had a power maggot on the hook some where. In the two days that I was there I caught about 24 fish, but nothing to brag about. The biggest fish caught were pushing 16 inches. It sure beat flying a desk!

I had a few of the fish swallow my jig and there was no way of retrieving it and letting the fish go and live, so I ended up keeping a few. I heard, and want to confirm, that a hook will dissolve if you leave it in the fish and that the fish has a better chance for survival, is that true?
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[icefool]

We have this dicussion alot here also. I believe the fish have a greater chance to survive if you are careful handeling them. Especially trout, if you try not to pick them up and if you do you need to wet your hands first so you leave as much slime on them as possible.You probably know this already just a reminder.Carefully put them back in the water and make sure they are getting enough oxygen, I usually work them for a few minutes before letting them go.
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[Xman]

i have cut alot of lines on my jigs and hooks to let fish go. though i have heard a thousand times the hooks dissolve and im sure they do. i doubt that the time frame it takes to dissolve a hook the fish probably has a 50 50 shot i guess. but imagine that hook would be in there for quite a while as a object blocking their feeding habits. being my field of specialty in metallurgy and so forth i dont think the hooks dissolve in a quick manner like alot of us would like to think. but since idont like fish i let them go and at least give them the chance to fight it out.
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