A friend recommended I check out the “Careful Catch” web site, which is all about catch and release fishing, and was surprised to discover plenty of good saltwater fishing tips along with the catch and release info. If you want to learn more about how to safely release fish – and how to catch more of them in the first place – wander on over to http://www.carefulcatchmaryland.com/live/ 


I don’t know why the put the “Maryland” in this site’s title (maybe since it was created by a partnership between CCA Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation?) because the tips and tricks on this site are applicable to fishing up and down the coast. On it, I found a video that described how to effectively modify treble hooks on surface lures (catch just as many fish, without all the down-sides of trebles);  a “Best Practices” section (with tips for releasing fish without harming them); and a “Science” page (which gives you the hard facts and figures that relate to fish mortality with different catch and release methods.)


What will be of interest to every angler out there is the fact that, although the site is focused on how to release fish without harming them, it’s riddled with info that will help you catch more fish regardless of what you plan on doing with them–so check out http://www.carefulcatchmaryland.com/live/, and catch ‘em up!


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Check out Careful Catch, and get saltwater fishing tips!


Written by: Lenny Rudow
With over two decades of experience in marine journalism, Lenny Rudow has contributed to publications including YachtWorld, boats.com, Boating Magazine, Marlin Magazine, Boating World, Saltwater Sportsman, Texas Fish & Game, and many others. Lenny is a graduate of the Westlawn School of Yacht Design, and he has won numerous BWI and OWAA writing awards.