Photo Contest January-February 2012

[beachbum]

I'm calling this one catch and release ... please! It's a good thing it's a leap year; that means I still have 49 days to take a better picture. Meanwhile, anyone know what these critters are that were covering the fins and bodies of some of the LO fish I caught today?

Looks like a chironomid (midge) pupae to me.

[briansII]

I'm calling this one catch and release ... please! It's a good thing it's a leap year; that means I still have 49 days to take a better picture. Meanwhile, anyone know what these critters are that were covering the fins and bodies of some of the LO fish I caught today?

Looks like a parasite called an anchor worm. Relatively harmless to trout, but could be harmful to humans. Known to effect mostly older males.

briansII

[dray]

WOW very nice!

[Bernard]

Shane, I dig your shot a lot! Ok ... my humble entry from this morning with Al Q. I have not gotten my license yet so I tagged along with my wetsuit and just took shots.

This comes from a pretty neat collection. A few others are visible here: http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x163/BernardYin/Surf%20Fishing/

[mike.s]

[mike.s]

heres another one i liked.....

[Benny]

Oh man... I think I may need some help for this contest. Excellent submissions guys.

[WanderingBlues]

Wow. The photography is really stepping up. Bernard, that's an intriguing landscape- one that makes an impact!

[garypullings]

Looks like a parasite called an anchor worm. Relatively harmless to trout, but could be harmful to humans. Known to effect mostly older males.

briansII

Anchor Worm (Lernaea)

Anchor worms are parasites that infect humans and one of the main problems with them is that they increase the risk of attracting other diseases, make money disappear and the credit card charges go through the roof. The anchor worms can cause serious damage to a Males and can eventual kill the male if the male has a huge life insurance policy, but anchor worms are only seldom the cause of death in males. since anchor worms often shop in pacts you will never see a anchor worm shopping by itself. Be careful of the Anchor worm due to the anchor worm may attract other's and then the Male will have to take drastic measures and close the credit store.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/disease/anchorworm.php

[Rockstar Fisherman]

Do pictures from foreign countries count?? It will be flyfishing/trout related.

[Benny]

Do pictures from foreign countries count?? It will be flyfishing/trout related.

Yes, just as long as it's taken within the months of January 2012 ~ February 2012

[Bernard]

Wow. The photography is really stepping up. Bernard, that's an intriguing landscape- one that makes an impact!

Gracias!

[nick562]

Mud bath

[Rockstar Fisherman]

Mud bath

Ah, so ugly yet so artistic. Dare I say, "great pic!," yes I do. Nice shot.

[1mocast]

Its not even Feb. yet and the shots are just GREAT!