Thanks TD! You the man!
To “Holding a trout”, do you not see the irony of giving your opinion and then saying that you will only post when everyone else learns to keep their opinions to their selves?
This has been quite an enlightening thread for me. I don’t have as much of a chance to get on this forum as I would like. But I have to say how surprised I am for the general negative attitude toward those who chose to use handling techniques that have been proven to increase survivability of released fish. Wow… yes I am very perplexed. Especially to see it coming from some of what appear to be the “big players” on this forum.
Oh snap! You got me there 
. Right, will try harder to keep to myself, was doing a pretty good job till now [angelic]. And for the record, it was not me who turned this positive post into a negative thread, although I did chime in down the line. I’ll just worry about myself…you worry about yours…[fishin]
I think if you’re going to post pictures of fish covered with dirt that you released, then you ought to expect a few jabs. Maybe the roostermans post contained a few pejoratives, but the C and R advice is dead on.
To holding a trout, no worries at all. No harm no foul. If we were all honest about it I’m sure we have all been guilty of being…gulp…hypocritical [:/] about something. No one is perfect right? I sure know I am not. [fishin]
So maybe I shouldna said “jumped” and then said "inclined " rather than prone. But if you’re wading a river you’re more likely to have a good chance of keeping a fish in water, or wetting hands than if the closest you can get is 3-5 ft from shore’s edge.
Not to say bait, spin, or jig fishers need ignore C&R concepts, or observe careful approahces to fish handling, but I’d suspect the powerbait treble hook crew is probably less likely to be as careful with their catches as a rubber net toting, piched barb fly angler. Not meaning to put down either approach, so much as point to the way anglers approach waterways can play to their handling etiquette.
I’m not meaning this post, but thinking of the glut of trash I see in some hard hit areas. The same mentality that leads to littering I would expect is shared in fish-treatment etiquette. And both can be improved upon.
Guess I gotta watch my Ps and Qs, as well as my C&Rses.
Peace on tight lines, and pack it out.
Some nice looking fish. Thanks for the report