74 NEBRASKAland • APRIL 2016
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ods, reels and tackle … and camera.
This is the checklist for a fishing photographer, one who doesn't know if they are on the clock
until something happens. That "something" is usually active fish. As a photographer who loves
to shoot fighting fish, I would not always suggest April as the best time when largemouth bass
images are the desired choice.
May and June are usually the top months for this, as the frequency of catches, and opportunities for
action shots, increase. Yet last April, while fishing at Papio D-4 lake in north Omaha, the fish provided a
month's worth of action photos by lunchtime.
Fish repeatedly slammed into our spinnerbaits and crankbaits, as the often-stated
declaration "There he is …" was voiced by my fishing partner.
I'd put down my rod and reel, move to a float cushion in the john boat's
flatbottom, and go to work.
In an effort to not put any additional stress on the fish, set-up shots are not
encouraged. I shoot what I can, all the way to the angler's hand, then trade
my camera back for my rod-and-reel and get back to fishing hoping, almost
immediately, that my fishing gets interrupted once again.
Jeff Kurrus, Editor
March 3, 2016
A Fishing Photographer
