Editors:
I enjoyed, and agree with, the article on catch-and-release fishing by Alan Kesselheim [in the June edition]. In the past, I have fished with barbless hooks, which I believe are much less traumatic for the trout when caught and released, although they (the hooks, not the trout) require a certain skill to use. Perhaps the use of barbless hooks should be mandated on all catch-and-release trout waters.
Richard D. Stacy
Montrose