The walleye was virtualy undetectable visibly as I was reeling him in. The water was like tea (probably from rust, sediment and tannins). The tension on my line and it’s gentle tug on my line proved to me it was still hooked. I finally saw it within a few feet of the boat and was able to net it. Just an average ‘eye under the slot limit, so I quickly released it. I lost sight of it quickly in the murky depths.
A look down through the hole in the ice I was fishing painted a dark, bland canvas while I was waiting for the bell to ring on my ice-fishing rig. I began to wish I could see if I was waisting my time here. I remember thinking, “If i only had a camera down there!”.
During the remainder of that slow day of fishing I theorized how I could afford to buy an underwater camera. It quickly dawned on me that no camera I could buy would be able to see anything in most of the lakes I fish in.
I am left wondering if underwater cameras have features that overcome water clarity and light issues? Can anyone out there inform me about these features and are there underwater cameras that work better than others? Maybe I should just get a scuba suit and learn to dive to watch my baits and lures while my buddies above jig the lines?
Bill Anderson
-Muskoka Outdoors
http://muskokaoutdoors.ca/blog
