Better fishing pictures: Bring it! Use it!

Have your camera on you an ready to shoot.

By Martin Joergensen

	Action packed  Kasper Mühlbach
	Wade with care  Kasper Mühlbach

One of the most common reasons for not getting the really good fishing images is that people simply don’t bring their camera. Either it's left at home—which is really stupid—or it's left on the bank or beach—which is just moderately stupid.

If you want to take pictures you need to have the camera with you and on you.

Let’s assume that you at least have brought the camera on a fishing trip. That’s a good start. The next natural step is to have it on you while fishing. Situations worth photographing appear and disappear within minutes if not seconds, and if you’re not ready to shoot quickly, it’s all gone.

Envision this: Your friend is fishing next to you. He or she hooks a fish.
“It’s a nice one! Can you get a picture?”
Sure you can... you just need to reel in your line, wade in to the bank, drop your rod, unpack your camera and wade back. If your friend is a considerate angler that fish has been fought, landed and released a long time ago.
If you have your camera on you, you won’t only get the picture of the fish, but also of the fight.

Another reason for not getting the pictures is that camera-owners are too careful with their cameras. No matter how good the weather is and how safe the wading is, they wrap it in three layers of zip-lock bags and put it in a camera bag. Some of these bags are even referred to as “everready” bags. If there’s one thing they aren’t, it’s ever ready!

Another solo picture  Kasper Mühlbach	Everyday situation  Kasper Mühlbach	Hurrying to the place  Martin Joergensen	Other situations  Martin Joergensen

	Carpe Diem  Martin Joergensen	Risky business  Kasper Mühlbach

New perspective  Martin Joergensen

Weather permitting  Martin Joergensen

A classical image  Martin Joergensen	Bank time  Martin Joergensen

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