Alaska Rainbow Trout Fishing
Photographing Your Trophy Fish
By Tukto Lodge
When it comes to catch and release lakes, it is important for
you to be ready to catch your fish, take a prize-winning shot
and release your giant back into the water for others to enjoy.
Before setting out on your trophy trout fishing trip with your
fishing partner or guide, keep these few photo tips in mind.
Bring along a good, reliable camera. It doesn't matter if it is
digital or 35 mm, but make sure it has an automatic focus
feature. Most casual photographers don't need the pressure of
adjusting settings, so an automatic camera is a good choice. In
addition, for the sake of safety, it doesn't hurt if your camera
is waterproof!
With catch and release fishing, the ultimate goal is to return
the fish to the water quickly and gently. Touch the fish as
little as possible and never touch the gills. Because you have
so little time, be sure the person taking the picture is ready
to go. That means the film is in the camera, the cap is off the
lens and the photographer is holding the camera up to his or her
eye ready to snap as you are landing that trophy!
When you are in the boat, sometimes it can be tricky but try to
keep the camera even with the horizon of the water. It can be
distracting if the horizon is on an odd angle. Keep the picture
as uncluttered as possible. The water, sky and distinct beauty
of the tundra around Tukto Lodge are background enough!
Don't forget to fill the frame. Go in and make sure you have all
the elements - the subject's head and upper body and the full
trophy trout. If shooting a vertical photograph try to center
your subject, however if you are photographing in a horizontal
manner it can add interest to place your subject slightly to one
side, but only if the whole fish is included as well. (Imagine
the photograph divided into thirds and place your subject on any
of the "thirds' lines")
Natural light provides the best photographs, and because the
light is strongest during the middle of the day, it is best to
take pictures in morning or late afternoon light. This sort of
light gives photos richer colors and baths the photo in warm
light.
Don't take a photograph with the subject's back to the sun and
the photographer facing the sun. This will result in washed out
skies and a dark shadowed subject that no one can see. Turn the
subject to the sun or sideways to the sun. Ask them to remove
their sunglasses to reduce glare. If they are wearing a hat,
they should either remove it or tilt their head so that there is
no shadow over the face.
At Tukto Lodge, we know you are going to be catching a lot of
trophies - so we want your pictures to look great!
Tukto Lodge is known as a trophy fishing destination by anglers
around the world. In the heart of the Northwest Territories, our
guest cabins and outposts are open for two months of the summer
and offer unsurpassed trout and grayling action. Set in the
middle of untouched tundra, guests have the opportunity to
photograph caribou, ptarmigan, Arctic wolves, muskox, sandhill
cranes, bald eagles and even the barren land grizzly. Visit
http://www.arcticfishing.com for more information.
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