Barbless Hooks - spring salmon fishing

[tayspringer]

With regard to conservation and the some what varied interpretation of what classifies as a bleeding fish. Would the use of barbless hooks not improve the conservation of Spring salmon?

I would argue that all anglers fly or spinner should be using barbless hooks from the start of the season. If an angler wishes to release the fish then this is a simply procedure without removing the fish from the water.

Should the various beats be enforcing a rule on Barbless hooks only

[flee]

I don't think barbless hooks will make that much of a difference as far as the bleeding is concerned but you'd probably not land as many fish then again I'm struggling to land the blighters with barbed hooks at the mo .

[charlieh]

I think that the banning of trebles, or possibly even a restriction to singles only, is a more useful conservation measure than going barbless.

But maybe that was going to be the subject of your next poll!

[acw]

Started tying a few silk cuts on bigish singles for the spring ,and use only BMD doubles for my tubes and Waddys ,dead easy for unhooking the Kelts compared with trebles .
Trebles often need forceps singles can often be done with just finger and thumb ,3 times faster so the fish is back in its environment faster .
Have not dressed any silkies on trebles for 3 years now ,still one or two in the odds and sods boxes ,mainly doubles ,a few singles but more that way to come!

[zephead]

Loop Doubles for me and if needs be a quick barb enflatenment with Greenbanks pliers to fit in with the surgery he administers to treble wielders.

ZH

[Sloggi]

No barbs - no trebles