Overcast and extremely humid, few fish moving this morning, Corey landed a grilse, other than that very quiet, fishing died off afternoon into evening and water is rising, must have had more rain in the Clearwater Area than we experienced down river plus more predicted tonight.
Seeing the odd dead fish floating by, folks it's getting to that time when it's best to snap the leader or your going to kill the fish, especially the big ones - pretend you landed it and take the pictures while it's in the river, put some effort into making sure it's revived and just doesn't swim off a few feet to go belly up a few minutes later.
I know that there is some debate on how to best release a fish, here is part of a recent article on releaseing Atlantic Salmon.
"Often a tired fish will need some time to revive before you release it. Hold the fish upright and allow the fish some time to catch its breath and recover from the fight Turn the fish into the current so that water flows over its gills. In slow moving water, move it backward and forward in the water, so that water flows through the gills. When the fish starts to kick hard with its tail and seems to have regained its strength, let it go. If everything is done properly, your fish will live to fight another day. And most importantly, it will live to spawn. "
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