fishingood, is that move designed to tighten the throat of the brown trout once it has passed on?  I promise not to tell your FFPA buddies your secret.  I would say scout's honor, but we all know how worked up chartist gets when you mention boy scouts....
 
 
 
Is it me, or is any effort made to act civilized considered liberal?
What is wrong with agreeing that treating your sport with respect is ok? 
You figure out why there is a PETA yet?
 
 
 
Chartist, they probably all know that you prefer well kept men, so they figured they would get a good sweaty ball foam going, hoping to avoid you approaching them in the parking lot.

I think the study is interesting, but as someone pointed out before this got hijacked....maybe it was the science team's method of  handling them and inserting the tracking beacon that caused more of the mortality than simply handling the fish.
I have done some tagging studies where the fish were out to the water for over a minute then just tossed back in....i think the mortality rate would be high.
One of the guys i work with at BP has a great way of explaining how you should treat a fish you just want to get a pic with and release.....when you pull that fish out of the water start holding your breath (and keep in mind the fish is already "winded" from the fight)......it kind of gives perspective.
Then there is the whole issue of their protective slime....but lets save that for another day.

tim from harrisburg
Funny since all shartists buddies are camo wearing gill blasting yinzers

 yah that poor brown was gill raped.

not a bad parallel either bings
 
both kind of go with why i leave them in the water and let them go
 

chartist
I have witnessed more camouflage wader wearing fishermen in Erie than anywhere else in the civilized world.

Dude, you cant roll cast a switch rod 20 ft, your video proves it. I know camo wearing guys who could make you look like a fool with a fly rod. I bet I can cast my 2wt farther that any rod you have, I'll even wear full camo to do it. You sir are officially the biggest moron on this forum and I've been around here for 12 yrs. Congrats

How resilient are Erie Steelhead to handling and creek conditions ?  Much more than we think ! Finding a dead Steelhead in the creeks is a rarity over the years I've fished. Nothing wrong with proper handling of fish being released but these fish are much tougher than we think. I took this picture back in the 80's along Elk Creek above I-90. My friend caught this severely wounded hen Steelie around late October. It looked like a prop hit as a best guess. We took a photo and released the fish and let nature take it's course. Several weeks later while fishing about a half mile upstream I caught and released the same fish ! I doubted that fish would have survived a day after my buddy released it the first time. These fish are tough creatures.......

We all know what the chartist wears under his waders I think you get it at Victoria's Secret. Just call them as I see Them

tippecanoe
Chartist, they probably all know that you prefer well kept men, so they figured they would get a good sweaty ball foam going, hoping to avoid you approaching them in the parking lot.

Classic! BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

CAPTAIN HOOK
How resilient are Erie Steelhead to handling and creek conditions ?  Much more than we think ! Finding a dead Steelhead in the creeks is a rarity over the years I've fished. Nothing wrong with proper handling of fish being released but these fish are much tougher than we think. I took this picture back in the 80's along Elk Creek above I-90. My friend caught this severely wounded hen Steelie around late October. It looked like a prop hit as a best guess. We took a photo and released the fish and let nature take it's course. Several weeks later while fishing about a half mile upstream I caught and released the same fish ! I doubted that fish would have survived a day after my buddy released it the first time. These fish are tough creatures.......

I caught one that was missing 90% of his tail last year. It appeared to be a fairly old injury as well.