Landscape Pictures of Rivers, Page 23
The appeal of trout fishing is tied to the landscapes in which they live. They need the kind of clean, cold water found mostly in pristine rivers in pristine places that lend themselves to landscape photography. I've begun to take that hobby seriously too, although the best times of day for pictures conflict with the best times for fishing!
The crystal clear water of this small northeastern trout stream makes wading tricky since everything looks deceptively shallow. Those of us accustomed to judging depth by the fading clarity in stained water have a little trouble adjusting our perception to such clear streams.
This was a typical late-winter sunset over the frozen Tanana River, a popular highway for mushers and skiiers outside of Fairbanks until the ice becomes unnavigable due to overflow sometime in April.
The lower Sag's size is impressive here at Franklin Bluffs (those hills on the left), not far from Deadhorse and the Prudhoe Bay oil fields.
Date AddedMay 1, 2011
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This little pool shelters some eager small-stream brook trout. You can see this pool
from underwater, too.
Date AddedOct 4, 2006
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