Recycling Your Fish by Kris Thoemke Fishing in Florida is vastly more complicated today than it was twenty five years ago. Salt water fishing, in particular, has undergone the most changes. Even with all the recent restrictions facing anglers, the fate of some species remains in peril.
Serious anglers know that more effort is necessary.
The response that some anglers have to this concern is to practice catch and release fishing. Actually, anyone who fishes in salt water needs to know how to safely release fish. While the government doesn't technically require catch and release fishing by law, if you catch a snook or redfish out of season, you must return the fish to the water, live or dead. To increase your chances of releasing a fish that you've caught in the shallow back waters, here are some suggestions. Your success in this endeavor begins before you even catch the fish.