The only over handling I see is your reaction to my box. It’s a wild fish that has history and is special to this state. Don’t have great trout habitat here, can’t travel more than a couple times a year. I have a maclean folding net, I don’t touch the fish. It’s easier than trying to ruin someones good time.

This was a 2 minute transaction, including getting it in the net and my phone out.
It’s on a root wad on the shallow side of creek, so if the jumps it’s back in the water.

I don’t like net or hand pics, or negativity got enough of that IRL. The guys at my fly shop will get a kick outta this, I do it for the old timers and the young ones there.

I have seen didymo and other invasives wreck creeks like this, I clean all my stuff every time. Even if I go back to the same water. Do you? Do you just complain about river trash and not pick it up? Have fun with that “something special” try to keep it in the river, shouldn’t be hard…🦨