I didn't catch her but I would assume she has passed. The fish spent a long time out of the water, and was probably stressed. Had it been me I would have weighed her, snapped a quick picture, and released her as soon as I could.

She may have swam away, I don't know. I do know that she was released. If she's still living in there she's probably 9lbs+, especially this spring when she's full of eggs. Hopefully she's still alive, waiting for another to catch her.

There's plenty of big fish in Guist for sure. If this one didn't make it, there are more to take her place.