Wonderful Watery Whites

[Tom Wilson]

Shot these this morning when the fish decided to leave my plastics alone...

[Deitz Dittrich]

Where is my flippin stick?

[Tyler Holm]

Nice pics. I was flipping right next to tons of those pad flowers. It's a blast to land your plastic right on top of one of those, then just drop it over the side and the second it hits the water, you see the boil and feel the thunder.

[Ely Lake Expert]

Someone told me when I was younger that it was illegal to pick a flower off of a lilly pad. Does anyone know if there is any truth to that, or where they just telling us little kids stories to keep us from doing it?

[Steve Foss]

ELE, white water lillies are not protected in Minnesota, and can be picked. However, removing whole plants may require a permit.

Tom, very nice work. I have had a lot of fun shooting these lillies over the last several years. And quite an exposure challenge in bright sunlight, the blaze of white against the dark background.

[Ely Lake Expert]

STF,

Thanks for the info. I was told that when I was real young and have always wondered.