Pictures From Crane Creek

[Thom]

Corey:

Great pictures. I wondered how you got them posed so well. What camera and settings did you use to shoot the pictures. I suspected you used a long lens or crawled on your hands and knees along the shore.

Thanks for sharing.

BTW .... I sent you a PM on another subject of interest.

Thom

[ness]

I could be wrong, but I can only conclude that by making the previous comment that you curiously assume that I was intentionally targeting spawners. That seems presumptuous considering we've never met, let alone fished together. Sorry to disappoint, but you and anyone else can rest assured that I do not target trout that are in the process of spawning (on redds) for many reasons.

Well, you are wrong -- I didn't assume you were targeting spawning fish. My assumption was that you'd be asked the question, and I thought I'd just get it out on the table. It wasn't my intention to call you out, put you on the spot or question your ethics. Sorry if it came across that way.

Based on what you've said, I suspect you and I look at things pretty much the same way.

They were cool pictures -- something most people haven't seen, especially from such a special place. Thanks for sharing, and again -- I'm sorry.

[parachiteadams39]

I don't think it's out of line to have asked the question.

I think troutbum has posted enough on here that people have a good sense of his ethics, and this should be taken as an opportunity for him and everyone else to remind folks who don't fish for wild trout on a regular basis that the rules & ethical standards at Crane are different.

I also know there are wild trout streams that are entirely closed to fishing during spawning season. I'm not a fisheries biologist but the reasoning here must be either 1) to prevent unscrupulous fishermen from fishing the redds or 2) because even if fish are not the redds they may still be exhausted from earlier spawning activity and therefore vulnerable.

Again, I don't profess to have the answers. Maybe there's a biologist who can give us the answers here. But where the nurturing & protection of this resource we all "respect and cherish" is concerned I don't think it's ever out of line to ask a question.

[Nortrad]

Anyone else having trouble with viewing the pictures? I just get a box with red 'X'. Something w. my computer? Thanks.

[XP 590]

I've only fished Crane once as posted recenlty and I was amazed by it's beauty and I loved the opportunity and challenge of catching wild trout. I'm chosing not to fish the stream at all during the spawn. It's possible that any fish caught during this time could be "spawners", even if we don't witness them in the act and I would rather not put the additional pressure on them. I don't want to risk doing any harm to the population at all as I'd like to be able to continue fishing there for years to come. Also, I did speak to an MDC fisheries biologist in my local TU chapter and his recommendation was "better safe than sorry".

Just my thoughts.

[troutfiend1985]

I'm going down next week. And no, I won't be hitting the redds for spawners. With my lack of skills and the rust on my pole I'll probably spook all of the trout in Crane anyways. Nice pics.

[trout_bum]

Corey:

Great pictures. I wondered how you got them posed so well. What camera and settings did you use to shoot the pictures. I suspected you used a long lens or crawled on your hands and knees along the shore.

Thanks for sharing.

BTW .... I sent you a PM on another subject of interest.

Thom

My knowledge of photography is very limited, so I can't tell you what settings I used. The camera is an Olympus Stylus Tough-6000. It's supposed to be waterproof, but I've only dunked it one time intentionally. I just don't like the idea of dunking a $300 dollar camera even if it is claimed to be water proof. I do know that I put it in macro mode when I take closeups of fish. My main objective when taking a picture of a fish is to handle it as little as possible and keep it in the water. I don't like the idea of taking a fish out of the water longer than a few seconds.