Maurice
Administrator
Staff member
I know this comes up when pics are taken...on rocks, ice, snow, concrete, etc. Then there is the protective slime, dry hands wet hands, you know the drill. Or maybe you don't?
I don't get too shook up about the laying trout in grass or on a dry rock, but it makes me cringe when I see the anglers fingers in the trouts gill plate. I mean I know its a nice handle but come on this is what the trout uses to breathe.
So if I were to make a list of handling do's and don'ts on "honey" shots it would look something like this.
Don't stick yer fingers in their gill plate.
Don't hang them from your line like a horse thief.
Do get your camera ready when they are near your feet and wet your hand, cradle the trout upside down to disorient it, get the camera in position and right the trout for a quick pic or two. Dislodge the fly and release the trout.
For bigger fish you need to net,
Net the fish, take out the fly, put the fish back in the water while still in the net, get the camera, lay the net in a little water near the bank, lay down the rod for scale and snap the pic. Pick up the net and take it to the deeper water and let him revive in the net and let him go.
It is my feeling that Trout are not like panfish; sunnies, bass, or hearty like carp and larger game fish. That won't stop me from taking a pic or two but I try to be courteous to the fish at the same time. If I don't havemy act together or the fish seems stressed, I let it go without the pic.
Sometimes we will see fish pic after fish pic of the same fish.
Well, you know what I mean.....carry on.
I don't get too shook up about the laying trout in grass or on a dry rock, but it makes me cringe when I see the anglers fingers in the trouts gill plate. I mean I know its a nice handle but come on this is what the trout uses to breathe.
So if I were to make a list of handling do's and don'ts on "honey" shots it would look something like this.
Don't stick yer fingers in their gill plate.
Don't hang them from your line like a horse thief.
Do get your camera ready when they are near your feet and wet your hand, cradle the trout upside down to disorient it, get the camera in position and right the trout for a quick pic or two. Dislodge the fly and release the trout.
For bigger fish you need to net,
Net the fish, take out the fly, put the fish back in the water while still in the net, get the camera, lay the net in a little water near the bank, lay down the rod for scale and snap the pic. Pick up the net and take it to the deeper water and let him revive in the net and let him go.
It is my feeling that Trout are not like panfish; sunnies, bass, or hearty like carp and larger game fish. That won't stop me from taking a pic or two but I try to be courteous to the fish at the same time. If I don't havemy act together or the fish seems stressed, I let it go without the pic.
Sometimes we will see fish pic after fish pic of the same fish.
Well, you know what I mean.....carry on.