Doubletap Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Just thought I'd post a few quick shots from my last couple of forays out, on Vancouver Island. Wild Cutty from a mountain tarn. One of the last rivers with pure-wild strain Rainbows on the Island. They don't get all that big, but they sure are feisty and sparkle like the jewels they are. Found a new (to me) lake with a remnant Brown population from an old stocking. Mayfly Dun caught triploid. Trying out the new camping rig - great piece of kit! Our only neighbor while camping. Yes, it was large for a Black Bear - but thats a woman's size 5 in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Schweeeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggp Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Awesome pic's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Looks like it was a great trip. The camper looks like a sweet set-up. The shot of the rainbow is killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beedhead Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Fantastic shots!!!...Super lookin fish dude!!...Thanx for sharing... Cheers...Jeff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luukesh Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Nice fish and nice photos, might I ask what camera you are using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubletap Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Thanks for taking the time to have a look, and thank you for your kind replies. Luukesh: I'm using a Canon S3 IS - 6mp with the image stabilization (great for shooting from moving boats, float tubes and in low light). Canon recently came out with the S5 IS which has a few nice upgrades. Canon S5 IS review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lundvike Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Thanks for taking the time to have a look, and thank you for your kind replies. Luukesh: I'm using a Canon S3 IS - 6mp with the image stabilization (great for shooting from moving boats, float tubes and in low light). Canon recently came out with the S5 IS which has a few nice upgrades. Canon S5 IS review. Those are amazing shots. I have an S1 IS and keep thinking I should upgrade but the pictures that I take with it are as good as I can hope for. The S5 looks sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The variation in brown trout spots has always fascinated me. Even in the same place and time, individuals can look so different. I don't see that as much with bows and cutts. Your brownies seem to have just a few big spots and more gray looking backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubletap Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 I have an S1 IS and keep thinking I should upgrade but the pictures that I take with it are as good as I can hope for. The S5 looks sweet. Yeah, the Canon "S" series are very good cameras. I particularily like the image stabilizing aspect. It takes the vibration out of just about every shot. I took this one off the aft deck of our lifeboat with twin Cat engines roaring away beneath my feet. Your brownies seem to have just a few big spots and more gray looking backs. Concur - we have a few lakes and rivers on the Island that contain Brown trout and they all look quite different. From silvery sea runs to these, which are about as dark as I have caught. The lake in which they live is a very dark tanin-brown, with visibility about a foot, looking downwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I asked our local fisheries manager about this once and he told me that diet and environment played a very small role in individual coloration. And while breeding condition does change the color and shape of a male trout, the number and size of spots is just unique to the individual. I also notice from your excellent photos that your browns have a very distinct blue patch next to the eye, and this is not visible on every individual. Anyway, thanks for the photos, it's been a spring of so little fishing for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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