Release

Catch and release (Best practice)

• Use single hooks with pinched barbs.
• Limit the duration of the fight, especially in warm water and during low-water periods.
• Don’t beach the salmon on the bank.
• Use a net (ideally rubber) with small mesh and no knots.
• Handle salmon with care and for as little time as possible.
• Do not touch the eyes or gills.
• Remove the hook gently or cut the line if the hook is too deeply set.
• Do not expose salmon out of the water.
• Always keep the salmon’s head in the water.
• Limit time taking pictures.
• Hold the salmon facing the current and allow it time to recover. No back-and-forth movement.
• Limit to 2 releases per day.
• It’s important to declare all releases.