Twenty years ago, anglers on Wyoming’s North Platte River could catch dozens of trout a day, but new research shows that even catch-and-release fishing can have real impacts, and some studies suggest up to one in four trout don’t survive after being hooked. With Montana’s rivers seeing similar pressure and changing conditions, it raises a question of what anglers think about catch and release. What do you think?
Read the full article on the Outdoor Life website here.
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