Fish portraits…

[mountainsallaround]

Lately I’ve been shooting a lot of what end up being “fish in the net” pictures. I’ve been hitting the Upper Sac’s winter BWO hatches, so the idea that I’d blow even a couple minutes arranging a picture seems dumb — the bugs are slaloming down the river (but only for a short time), and the fish are larger than normal, so my priorities are pretty clear.

Plus, I’m always a little uncomfortable with the “fish on the rock” pictures I see so often. I’ve done it before, the trout always flopped around, and I’ve been left with a nagging feeling I’ve done some unnecessary damage.

[Zach Matthews]

Those are very nice and that bamboo and silk shot is solid.

Drop me an email, please:

ZachMatthews@gmail.com

[anonymous]

Those are great shots! Was that taken with Digital I assume?

[mountainsallaround]

Yeah, a Pentax Optio 43WR. It’s basically a point and shoot, and not even a great one, but since I drop it in the river pretty much every other trip, it’s good that it’s

[Mike Anderson]

Impressive! What is the background on the boo shot?

[mountainsallaround]

Background? Oy. I think it the asphalt parking space (the rod was laying across the bed of a pickup), so I’m pretty sure you’re seeing a single plowed snow line with thin, slushy snow turning grey from rain on both sides.

A weird day indeed.

Thanks!
TC

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