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Snagging wound ?

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From: Charles Hall III
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Toledo, OH
Hello, I am wondering if a fish is "snagged" with a fish hook, reeled in, then the fish hook removed will this typically leave a mark or wound on the fish? Thanks in advance for your help.

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
Yes, if the hook punctures the fish's mouth, it will leave a wound. But typically the fish are able to survive and the wound will heal.

 
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