How long will a fish stay alive

[alan36]

As above, how long will a fish stay alive out of the water.

I have just started fishing and when I catch I sort of rush as quick as I can to get the fish back in the water and end up forgetting to weigh it or take a photo or something.

I just dont want to look like a complete novice rushing around.

Alan

[gti tim]

Don't flap and rush around. Dropping the fish will do more harm than anything else. So what if you look like a novice. Personally, I get the fish unhooked and dealt with, then you can always put the fish in the landing net back in the water for a few minutes to let it recover before photographing and then releasing

[Supersonic pies]

Well, according to robson green they almost all die anyway when you put them back in!!!

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/92424/Robson-G...

So you are admitting to being a prolific fish murder?!

[shouldbworking]

linked article said:

It has been repeatedly demonstrated that fish can be caught and returned alive to the water without them suffering any significant stress or damage.

eh? how can this be proven? does having had a barbed hook shoved through the side of your gob and then cut out again whilst you are held captive in an environment you cant breath in not count as significant stress or damage?

Would like to try it upon the people who made that statement and see how they feel about it

[okgo]

shouldbworking said:

linked article said:

It has been repeatedly demonstrated that fish can be caught and returned alive to the water without them suffering any significant stress or damage.

eh? how can this be proven? does having had a barbed hook shoved through the side of your gob and then cut out again whilst you are held captive in an environment you cant breath in not count as significant stress or damage?

Would like to try it upon the people who made that statement and see how they feel about it

Because the same fish can often be caught for years to come.

Robson Green, is a tt, and those comments are absolute bks, I caught the same carp 4 times over 5 years.

I would say a couple of minutes is fine, really depends on the fish though, for carp a couple of mins to put it on the landing matt get the camera etc is fine..

[robinhood21]

Barbed hooks are banned on most commercial fisheries. As to most fish dying after being returned; carp are caught on an almost daily basis at carp fisheries, yet have yet to see a dead one floating on the surface.

[okgo]

Exactly, most of these stupid comments (like the above) come from people that have never fished.

[robinhood21]

Am just wondering if the above comment could have been taken out of context? Could Robson have been commenting on commercial trawlers returning 'banned fish' to the sea after being caught in their nets. After all, he did go out on a trawler as part of the present series on fishing.

Edited by robinhood21 on Sunday 5th April 11:16

[10 Pence Short]

To answer the OP, not very long when you bash it over the head, take it home and fillet it.

Nothing better than catching your own dinner, as I did yesterday afternoon.

[robinhood21]

10 Pence Short said:

To answer the OP, not very long when you bash it over the head, take it home and fillet it.

Nothing better than catching your own dinner, as I did yesterday afternoon.

Murderer!

Did you give it a good battering?

[10 Pence Short]

robinhood21 said:

10 Pence Short said:

To answer the OP, not very long when you bash it over the head, take it home and fillet it.

Nothing better than catching your own dinner, as I did yesterday afternoon.

Murderer!

Did you give it a good battering?

On a scales of 1 to 10, it got a major headache. It all went swimmingly, though I wouldn't be surprised if all the lentallists were sick to the gills of me carping on about how I love bludgeoning trout to death.

But it does taste good.

[Dare2Fail]

This is a geniune question and not meant to be interpreted as having a go at fishermen, but what is the appeal of fishing if you then have to return the fish after it has been caught? I've never quite understood it as it has always struck me as the equivilent of hunting deer with a paintball gun or tranq gun.

[okgo]

Dare2Fail said:

This is a geniune question and not meant to be interpreted as having a go at fishermen, but what is the appeal of fishing if you then have to return the fish after it has been caught? I've never quite understood it as it has always struck me as the equivilent of hunting deer with a paintball gun or tranq gun.

If you have to ask you will never understand it. IMO

[Maxf]

Dare2Fail said:

This is a geniune question and not meant to be interpreted as having a go at fishermen, but what is the appeal of fishing if you then have to return the fish after it has been caught? I've never quite understood it as it has always struck me as the equivilent of hunting deer with a paintball gun or tranq gun.

Hunting deer with a paintball gun would probably be really good fun. Stalking is a very skilled part of the hunt - more so than pulling the trigger.

I only game fish (rainbow/brown trout, salmon, sea trout), so kill a good deal of what I catch. If something is too small then it gets put back, or if it is too large if goes back to fight another day (big fish arent very tasty IMO). The thrill isnt in the kill, it is in catching the fish - I assume maggot drowners - sorry, course fishermen - feel similar.

[g3rrd]

robinhood21 said:

Barbed hooks are banned on most commercial fisheries. As to most fish dying after being returned; carp are caught on an almost daily basis at carp fisheries, yet have yet to see a dead one floating on the surface.

Exactly. Think you would spot them dead in the water, and from markings anglers come to recognise fish which are banked several times. Still think the "close season" should be reintroduced across all fisheries though.

Think you would spot this one floating belly up



PS Before any pizztakers descend, It's the fish I am referring to being spotted belly up!

[rolex]

g3rrd said:

robinhood21 said:

Barbed hooks are banned on most commercial fisheries. As to most fish dying after being returned; carp are caught on an almost daily basis at carp fisheries, yet have yet to see a dead one floating on the surface.

Exactly. Think you would spot them dead in the water, and from markings anglers come to recognise fish which are banked several times. Still think the "close season" should be reintroduced across all fisheries though.

Think you would spot this one floating belly up



PS Before any pizztakers descend, It's the fish I am referring to being spotted belly up!

Thats a big one! What strength of line did you use to catch that?

[ChristophStone]

One of my goldfish jumped it's tank and was flapping about behind the cabinet for a good half hour before I could get to it. It stopped moving after about 5 minutes but was still breathing and was fine once i'd got it back in the tank and run some water through it's gills.

[Pints]

This wouldn't perhaps be in reference to Thursday night's episode of The Inbetweeners?

[groucho]

Not very long when it has chips next to it.

[12 inch legend]

Pints said:

This wouldn't perhaps be in reference to Thursday night's episode of The Inbetweeners?

hahahaha that was brilliant, never watched it before!