At first glance the Lake trout pictured above seems pretty much the same size as the one below, right? Well, not really. In fact, many would be surprised to learn that its almost twice as big (45 lbs versus 25 lbs).
Spring in the Yukon means new fishing opportunities and of course new tales of gargantuan fish, complete with impressive photos to enhance the story. But really how big is that fish you so often see so well positioned in a photo? Here's some things to consider:
1. If if looks exceptionally big, it probably is...sounds simplistic, but a truly big fish stands out like none other, no matter what the camera pose.
2. Be careful of pictures showing the head pointed toward you. It looks impressive, but its very difficult to accurately tell the size of the fish.
3. Fish held up close to the camera and away from the body generally look much larger than they are.
