Disrespect or carelessness of landed fish is not tolerated. We encourage anglers to land fish quickly. Guests and guides always use hooks of legal size. Net used for kings to shorten fight time and insure landing. Beaching medium and small salmon and large resident fish.
Fish is slid into shallows where it lies on side while one hand pins down and other unhooks.
Handle in water by grasping line in one hand, other hand unhooks or cradles and lifts fish to be unhooked. Unhooking done with fingers or forceps. We also use a wire loop invention which allows unhooking fish without touching it or lifting from water. Rainbows get special treatment. They are actually easier to handle than arctic char due to their shape, and trait of going limp when cradled upside down.