What happens to a fish after you release it?

[hulk181]

I'm pretty new to fishing. I've heard some people say that after you catch a fish and release it, most of the time the fish is so exhausted that it can barely swim and lives for only a few more minutes before it dies. Or the fish is so tired from being hooked that its very vulnerable to predators after you release it and gets attacked by other fish.

Is that true? Do fish usually survive after theyve been hooked and released?

 

[joe jaskot]

If released properly, fish will survive. I once caught the same fish three different times (twice in one day).

 

[hamster]

Yeah they do say you should let them recover for a while before you let them go

 

[NCStateFisher]

with small fish the fight isnt lengthy enough to do much damage, quick unhook and back they go. when i catch a big bass ill get down on one knee and hold the fish near the bank and slowly move water through its gills until it gets pissed at me and kicks off with its tail. Ive never seen a fish I've caught float up dead unless it was gill hooked or gut hooked and when bass fishing this almost never happens to me. If it does I cut my line and most of the time the hooks will rust out as long as the fish can still eat

 

[blindkiller85]

I've been fishing on a bare minimum of a monthly basis since I was 12. Can't get enough of it.

That being said, I agree with both NCStateFisher and Joe Jaskot. Small fish, quick fight quick release and no problem. Larger bass (over 3-4 pounds) need some help recovering.

I enjoy letting them get to the point that they start chewing on my thumb. Then I know they are ready, and I get to cuss at the bass after he gets even with me for hooking him lol.

 

[Vanimal]

Well I was saltwater fishing and every fish we released died. I would assume it was the sudden change in pressure from being brought up from the bottom to the surface pretty quickly but I don't know for sure.


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[blindkiller85]

Well I was saltwater fishing and every fish we released died. I would assume it was the sudden change in pressure from being brought up from the bottom to the surface pretty quickly but I don't know for sure.

That statement is correct. No one had the correct tool to release the air that built up. Same thing happens to us when we come up to fast from depths. It's $5 at walmart. Look into it.

 

[jimmie d wad]

dont wipe the slim coat off

 

[Ryan144]

It also depends on the species most catfish for example are very durable but trout often die unless released quickly.

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[Cu455]

When diving I saw a moray eel with a hook in its mouth, that fish survived. I have also seen fish tat have been eaten while being brought in or thrown back in after bleeding because of a bad hook. Many fish do die after being released after fishing but not all.