North Dakota Outdoors: Catch and release tips

As a kid growing up in North Dakota a few decades ago, I don’t really even recall the concept of catch-and-release fishing, let alone the intentional practice. “Eaters” were kept because that’s why we were fishing.

Today, many anglers still fish because they enjoy eating fish, but catch-and-release, especially of larger fish of just about any species, is common practice.  

This transition has surp...