One of the most important rules of fly fishing is that a fisherman should never, under any circumstances, ‘cull.’

Culling is the very inconsiderate practice of keeping a trout in a creel, and then, after catching larger trout, returns the spent trout to the water. After being creeled, a trout becomes very weak, and the chances of living are very slim. Not only is this action cruel, but it also is illegal.

Beyond this behavior, there are other such actions of adequate that should be practiced by all fishermen, such as wetting ones hands before handling a fish, which protects the layer of slime over the body of the fish.

Furthermore, it is also good practice to only remove a fish from water when absolutely necessary, or when a fish is being kept.

Although there any many other actions of proper etiquettes, these are just a few key things for all fishermen to keep in mind when on the stream.

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