Hooking Mortality of Smallmouth Bass Caught on Live Minnows and Artificial Spinners

摘要: Abstract The success of no-kill regulations for salmonid fisheries has led to increased interest in applying them warmwater fisheries. Hooking mortality often makes gear restrictions critical the these regulations. objective this study was determine probability death (hooking mortality) smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieui caught on live minnows and artificial spinners. We collected 55 wild from 6.3 12.6 long tagged individual recognition. divided into approximately equal groups released stream channels. During four 2-week test periods, we hooked fish one channel using a single hook other spinner with treble hook. Some each were not during study. Mortality 11% minnows, 0% those spinners, 4% hooked. significa...