The Current Magazine Summer 2015 | Page 40

Keep 'Em Wet refers to keeping your catch underwater. Research shows that prolonged exposure to air greatly reduces a trout, salmon or steelheads ability to recover

after a fight and severely reduces productivity at spawning.

While we have all been guilty of those big, grip and grin hero shots,

CalTrout is making an effort to promote keeping your catch wet.

We suggest you try new creative camera angles to showcase the beauty

or size of your catch without hoisting them up onto the bank

or lifting them up into the air for a prolonged period.

Wet gills equal future thrills! Show your

support, get a CalTrout Keep 'Em Wet

sweatshirt.

For some suggestions on photo angles and techniques check

out the Native Fish Society's Keep 'Em Wet photo contest.

Buy a

CalTrout

sweatshirt

for $50