(Image credit: Steen DA, Hopkins BC, Van Dyke JU, Hopkins WA (2014) Prevalence of Ingested Fish Hooks in Freshwater Turtles from Five Rivers in the Southeastern United States. PLoS ONE 9(3 ...

In addition to consistent hooking, promoters say circle hooks prevent unwanted killing of fish when they swallow live bait. The hook can be gulped down the esophagus, but when the fishing rod ...

In April 2025, an angler caught a colossal freshwater fish on ultra-light tackle. ... Larger hooks can be used, but make successful live release of the fish less likely.

Why Safe Hook Removal Matters for Catch and Release. After you've landed your fish, you need to get the hook out. Most of the time it's a simply matter.