03-30-2012, 01:11 PM
[quote Westslopecutt] I know that technically and more important legally you're not supposed to even remove them from the water but I couldn't resist the photo op. I did take extra time to revive the fish and it swam away briskly after I was done taking this one picture, in case anyone is wondering.[/quote]
There was a frisky debate over this a few months ago when I caught a nice one on Arrowrock...alas, F&G was called to verify rules and such. And as I suspected by the regs, you CAN remove them from the water to unhook and photograph them just as long as you return them unharmed. So if anyone gets one and wants some pics...by all means take some...Also the Bureau of Reclamation wants to know any pertinent info on the where's and hows they were caught and also if they are tagged they would like the number documented for their studies...we work with them and they work with us ya know?
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There was a frisky debate over this a few months ago when I caught a nice one on Arrowrock...alas, F&G was called to verify rules and such. And as I suspected by the regs, you CAN remove them from the water to unhook and photograph them just as long as you return them unharmed. So if anyone gets one and wants some pics...by all means take some...Also the Bureau of Reclamation wants to know any pertinent info on the where's and hows they were caught and also if they are tagged they would like the number documented for their studies...we work with them and they work with us ya know?
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