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Switzerland has 1,342 square kilometres (518 sq mi) of lake surface area, [10] 1,232.3 square kilometres (475.8 sq mi), or 91 percent of the total, of which is used for commercial fishing. This includes 16 of the country's 17 largest lakes, all those more than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) in area except the Sihlsee reservoir in the canton ...
The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition.Participating countries fish in teams of five with titles awarded to the team with the fewest points, the competition area is split into sections and the winner with the most weight will be awarded one point, two for second, three for third, at the end of the two days the team with the least points is the top team.
Salmo marmoratus, the marble trout, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae. It is characterized by a distinctive marbled color pattern and high growth capacity. It is characterized by a distinctive marbled color pattern and high growth capacity.
As trout are predatory fish, lure fishing (which use replica baits called lures to imitate live prey) is the predominant form of sport fishing involving trout, although traditional bait fishing techniques using floats and/or sinkers (particularly with moving live baits such as baitfish, crayfish or aquatic insects) are also successful ...
He eats local specialties like beef, pasty, trout, and buffalo. Tony gets an understanding of why fly fishing is so addictive and meets with writer and local legend Jim Harrison , and artist Russell Chatham .
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In Switzerland, catch and release fishing is considered inhumane and was banned in September 2008. [36] Barbless hooks, which can be created from a standard hook by removing the barb with pliers or can be bought, are sometimes resisted by anglers because they believe that increased fish escapes.
The origin of the name "char" or "charr" is unknown, but was perhaps from Celtic, such as the Irish word ceara meaning "fiery red" (found in some Celtic personal names), likely for the bright red belly of the Arctic char; or perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German schar meaning "flounder, dab"; or from Proto-Germanic *skardaz or *skeraną meaning "to cut or shear", possibly referring to its ...