Ice fishing Henry's Lake question

[flyfishingfool]

If I remember correctly, Idaho Fish and Game did their study last year and said that the ice fishing season had very little impact on the lake. As far as catch and release and ice fishing goes, it's no different than catch and release at any other time of the year in my opinion. Granted, extremely cold weather can cause damage to gills, but that can happen just the same when winter fishing the river. There are always going to be people who don't handle fish correctly and then release them, whether it is on ice or on open water. I know that most of the fish I hook are in the corner of edge of the mouth, just like when I fly fish, so deep hooking is not usually an issue. If I want a picture of a fish, I'll do my best to keep it's head down the hole until the camera is ready, lift it out for the picture, and then release it. Statistically speaking, the more fish you catch, the higher chances there are of you killing one on accident, but once again, that is the same with any fishing. I personally have never noticed a big difference in C&R on ice vs. C&R on open water. I'd be interested to hear others opinions on the subject.
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