Landscape Pictures of Rivers, Page 3
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!
This little Lake Ontario tributary looked beautiful in mid-November, but I found no lake run fish.
Date AddedMay 25, 2011
CameraDMC-LX3
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Here's a pretty sunset over a warmwater lake in the northwoods. It may not be trout water, but I couldn't leave it off the site.
Date AddedJun 30, 2006
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
I'm breaking my rule about naming locations for this picture, since the context adds much to its meaning. This great blue heron is standing on a slab of river-worn concrete silhouetted against the NY Quickway bridge over the Beaverkill River at Cairn's Pool. Several human fishermen pursue trout from one shore while an avian fisherman pursues them from the other.
A whitetail deer pretends to be a moose, sticking its head underwater to graze on rich aquatic vegetation.
This looks like a normal lake at first, but it's actually a natural, shallow widening in the channel of a famous trout stream. On clear days canoeists drift through and watch small trout and suckers swim beneath them. Large brown trout lay hidden in the weeds, hard to catch during the day but a fun challenge for any angler willing to brave the mosquitoes.