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I fucked up, today. I drove an hour and a half to a trout spot. Yesterday and the past couple days, I've been fishing at a nearby stocker pond that just got stocked. The weather was great, but it was windy af, as one would expect in this scenario. I decided it was best to use a spinning rod because of the wind. I didn't fish for too long, and I ended up catching 4 rainbows and one brownie (my first). I killed the brown trout. It was at the end of the day. I have wanted to try a brown trout for a while but want to do it in an ethical way. This guy was hooked badly, and it was the end of the day. I should've kept it, but my thinking was off. He was not moving much after my release, so when I realized my mistake, I tried to net the fish. I failed. Then, I failed a couple times to noodle the fish in the undercut. That was fucking retarded.
