Scale Samples: An Upper Sacramento closeup
By Tom Chandler on Aug 28, 2006 in Fly Fishing, Photography
During my Upper Sacramento Grand Slam of a couple weeks ago, the my little point-and-shoot digital camera batteries were wheezing like a heavy smoker on Everest. The result was a series of underexposed photos of trout with deeply saturated scales. And when you’re given underexposed lemons, you make richly color-saturated lemonade.
Enjoy this slightly different angle on the Upper Sacramento. It’s hard to believe these colors exist on anything alive, but fish are one of the prettiest aspects of fishing. Though this is hardly a challenge for most, fish identifications are listed at the bottom. Enjoy!
Born here, or washed over the dam?
One of my favorites.
This one’s tough, so I left in a big clue…
It’s positively galactic looking.
Partially submerged. But completely beautiful.
Did you pass? 1. Brown Trout, 2. Rainbow Trout, 3. Brookie, 4. Brown Trout, 5. Rainbow Trout
Technorati Tags: Upper Sacramento, Grand slam, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook trout
Murdock | Aug 28, 2006 | Reply
TC,
Those are some excellent photos! Is it wrong that I like them almost as much as the bikini girl?
Smellslikefish | Aug 28, 2006 | Reply
Ohhhhhh, that second one’s a fish. I thought those were spots on the bikini girl’s backside, which naturally kinda cooled my ardor…
Which leads to my next question: Do you have any photos of her backside?
Tom Chandler | Aug 28, 2006 | Reply
Murdock; It’s not morally wrong to like fish pictures more than the bikini shots (well, maybe it’s a venal sin), but the beauty of new improved (now with twice the cheesecake!) Trout Underground is that you don’t have to choose…
And smellslike - the second isn’t a fish. It actually is a sunburn…
opax | Aug 28, 2006 | Reply
Trout are truly beautiful. They even feel beautiful when you touch them. But then again: the girl in bikini.
Bamboo Addict | Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
Does this mean I am suppose to take pictures of bikini bottoms when we are on the Rogue? ( I will start today)
David
Tom Chandler | Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
People, people! Let’s focus on the fish. After all, this is a site for hardcore fly fishers, not a MySpace page… 8-)