On 7/8/05 11:06 AM, in article , "Tom
Nakashima" wrote:

I plan to eat what I catch and release the other brook trout, but my
question is; how is the best way to kill the fish that I will be eating? I
don't mean to be cruel to the fish in anyway. I've heard that a strike on
the head is one method, then gutting them right away. The other is just
letting them suffocate by keeping them out of the water. Another way is
gutting them alive.
Comments?

I do it much less often than others 'round here, but I've found that
whacking them, even hard, isn't always the most expeditious way to off a
fish. Best is to have your knife handy and eviscerate immediately. Quick
and effective.


Bill