Physiological response of smallmouth yellowfish to angling.

[GGY]

http://www.wrc.org.za/Pages/DisplayI...efault.aspx%3f

Read online via "E-View" option at the bottom.

[Korrie]

What is interesting is how mortality increase with air exposure, which leads to gill lamanae (Ferguson and Tufts 1992) p55.


This should be a friendly reminder to not take the fish out of the water and where possible to take the hook out under the water and let it swim free.

[Ko7Ad]

Thanks for sharing...

Its wonderful to get some more insight in our indigenous fish and the impact we as fishermen really have. Great work those guys are doing for yellowfish protection by providing scientific research to back up conservation.

[redhumpy]

Uhm - So I read through the document.
This is what I find irritating - did anyone check this?

[redhumpy]

Here is another beaut from the study:

"Hypothesis 5: L. aeneus are fast growing, fast maturing and able to reproduce from an
early age. L. aeneus grows relatively fast and reaches maturity late in life (at a ⅓ to ½ of
their lifespan). The first part of this hypothesis pertaining to fast growth is accepted, but the
latter part regarding the maturity is rejected."

[Scythe]

This is what I find irritating - did anyone check this?

What do you find irritating about it ?

[redhumpy]

Can't you see it? Should I grab you with a Bogar(sic) grip and swing you backwards and forward over the page so you can get a better view? Whilst you are swinging please bring your English spelling and grammar books with...

[0266395]

Did the research reveal any new findings that are useful to anglers? The recommendations for C&R are not new. As far as I can see they found what anglers already knew. Fish are stressed when caught, so what? They are also stressed when they see an otter, monitor, fisheagle or an angler. If many fish died because of C&R anglers would be the first to know it. How many dying fish do you see while on the water? I do not visit the over populated venues upstream from Parys, so my experience is limited, but for what it is worth I saw one tumbling down the rapids (chances are good that it died) about six years ago and I fish twice a week during the warmer months. Surely if C&R were to blame, I would have seen more than one dying fish in six years.

Herman