yes, most of the time, once in awhile we turn them loose again, if i catch a bass, one meal is about all we will eat( i like the small ones, 2 to 3 lbs to fillet out ) then if i catch another, its let back into the lake, we normally keep the bream to eat tho, have a cage in the water that we put them in til ready to clean and eatOh yea, I'd be upset about those same things. Do you guys ear what you catch in your lake? Maybe next year will be better, I hope so!