This happened to me today. I'm new at fishing. I moved from a city to the way out there sticks. The only thing to do is fish. I felt really bad because I have no clue what to do. My first hook was a brook trout and he took my line, couldn't tell how he was hooked since he never made it out the water, only the surface. The second hook was a beautiful rainbow trout and he swallowed my hook! All I could do was cut the line. When I put him back in the water I felt horrible. I just want to fish for sport with my daughter. I don't eat fish. I've never liked the taste. I'm reading this forum and seeing great ideas that I'll try moving forward. I'm going barbless and I'll use forceps. I just want to make memories with my baby girl and not stress the fish anymore than I caught it. I'm glad I found this forum. Thanks guys.
