Meet the fisher.

Look how beautiful she is. (About 3 feet long.)

Inspect her fishing tackle.

And her hidey hole. She looks like a beaver peeled stick lying in the shallows.

Note the two 3-inch fish in the foreground. They are edging quickly closer.

Note the expanded technique. She (he?) held this position for 30 seconds. No luck. Note the fish edging in from the left.

Total time underwater: about 4 minutes. Fish caught: 0. But it was very close. Amazing!

All pictures: Conconully Lake, Washington