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A social group of dedicated fly fishers who are passionate about fly fishing in the tropical north of Australia and equally as passionate about the close camaraderie this sport brings. This passion and dedication led to the creation of the NT Flyfishers Social Mob blog site; an interactive and creative outlet where everyone can share our wonderful fly fishing adventures and link into the “after fishing” social events we enjoy in this incredible part of the world.

Wednesday 13 August 2014

EUTHANIZING FISH PROPERLY


Thanks to NT Fisheries ...




All fish that are to be kept should be euthanized humanely immediately after capture to eliminate unnecessary stress to the fish and maximise the eating quality and storage life of the flesh. The best techniques for this are ‘iki jime’ spiking the fish in the brain with a sharp instrument just behind the eye (see example for barramundi)or by using one or more sharp percussion blows to the head to render the fish immediately unconscious. Only once a fish has been rendered unconscious should it be bled and placed in an ice slurry.



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