i accidently caught a coho last week. it was too dark, i thought i caught a sockeye...i bonked it.
when i'd realized what i've done, i got on my knees... bent down and started giving it mouth to mouth...didn't work, but i didn't give up. i proceeded to give it CPR....then miraculously the fish started to flop around.
i quickly picked it up and brought it to the edge of the water, where i gently released it, to see it swim away
ya dumb story. i know. the thing is, this is just a forum. people need to stop over analyzing and scrutinizing every post.
so the kid's dad caught a coho, so what? he released it unharmed. and to speculate the way he fished... who cares? suppose he caught it while fly fishing, or retrieving a spoon, or even bar fishing....what difference does it make? THE FISH WAS RELEASED UNHARMED.... END OF STORY.
thanx cody. at least i know the cohos are starting to come up river. that's invaluable information, unfortunately some people don't need it because they already know it all.