I don't know about the rest of the world, but every fly fishermen I have ever met likes to take pictures and usually has a little point and shot camera with them on every trip. One of the great things about having a camera is to, 1 show off your big fish, 2 capture the experiences and 3 act like your important enough to post them on a blog. (like myself) The down side to carrying a camera is that where you fish has water and water and cameras just don't play nice together. In fact I would have to say this is one thing I am a specialist at, I have successful donated $1000s of dollars worth of electronics to the water. So after all the pain and verbal abuse I have gotten from the wife and family. I have finally learned my lesson. This weeks product review is on my brand new Olympus - Stylus Tough 10-Megapixel Digital Camera - Orange. This camera is a fisherman's dream come true. It is water proof and it can be dropped and still hold up. After using this camera for the past two weeks I have been very happy with its performance. The first week I was in Mexico on a cruise testing its ability to withstand hours of saltwater and snorkeling. See the results:
The next test was last night I decided to take it to my home trout stream. It took a couple cool pics and once again I drooped it in 4 ft of water, (Gotta get one of those foam things) but when I picked it up it was still on and ready to take another picture. 
I am still figuring out all of the different settings and which works best for what, but for only $299, I would recommend this camera to anyone who has lost a camera to the water demon or who can't take their camera to the river because the wife doesn't allow it.What's Included
Olympus Stylus Tough 10-Megapixel Digital Camera
1 lithium-ion battery, battery charger
USB cable, A/V cable, microSD adapter
Wrist strap, Olympus Master 2 software
Owner's manual
Product Features
10-megapixel CCDCaptures high-resolution images up to 3648 x 2736 pixels.
3.6x optical/5x digital/18x total zoomFor precise zooming and accuracy.
Dual image stabilization Minimizes shake and vibration distortion.
Face detection technology Tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure.
White balance modes Include auto and daylight, overcast, tungsten and 3 fluorescent presets.
Built-in auto flash With red-eye reduction, fill-in and off modes.
Panorama mode With image stitching for creative landscape photography.
Scene modes Including portrait, landscape, night scene, night and portrait, sort, indoor, candle, self portrait, sunset, fireworks, cuisine, documents, smile shot, beach and snow, snow, precapture movie, underwater snapshot.
Also includes underwater wide 1, underwater wide 2, underwater macro and movie.
Special effects Include red-eye fix, shadow adjustment, beauty fix, cropping, resize, black and white, sepia, calendar and saturation.
42MB internal memory Supports xD-Picture Card and microSD cards with an adapter (media not included).
USB interface Connects to your PC. PictBridge-enabled to connect your camera to a compatible printer and print photos directly without using a PC. Olympus Master 2.0 software helps organize and add special effects to images.
Durable, sleek, all-weather design For great pictures of your on-the-go lifestyle.
1 lithium-ion battery, battery charger
USB cable, A/V cable, microSD adapter
Wrist strap, Olympus Master 2 software
Owner's manual
Product Features
10-megapixel CCDCaptures high-resolution images up to 3648 x 2736 pixels.
3.6x optical/5x digital/18x total zoomFor precise zooming and accuracy.
Dual image stabilization Minimizes shake and vibration distortion.
Face detection technology Tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure.
White balance modes Include auto and daylight, overcast, tungsten and 3 fluorescent presets.
Built-in auto flash With red-eye reduction, fill-in and off modes.
Panorama mode With image stitching for creative landscape photography.
Scene modes Including portrait, landscape, night scene, night and portrait, sort, indoor, candle, self portrait, sunset, fireworks, cuisine, documents, smile shot, beach and snow, snow, precapture movie, underwater snapshot.
Also includes underwater wide 1, underwater wide 2, underwater macro and movie.
Special effects Include red-eye fix, shadow adjustment, beauty fix, cropping, resize, black and white, sepia, calendar and saturation.
42MB internal memory Supports xD-Picture Card and microSD cards with an adapter (media not included).
USB interface Connects to your PC. PictBridge-enabled to connect your camera to a compatible printer and print photos directly without using a PC. Olympus Master 2.0 software helps organize and add special effects to images.
Durable, sleek, all-weather design For great pictures of your on-the-go lifestyle.
Cheep Fix-Aquapac
As a side note I have also used the Aquapac for a couple years. It is cheep ($25) and it worked ok, but it was hard to take pictures in the pac and they didn't always turn out as well. But it is better than nothing.
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Hey Cutthroat Stalker, thanks for the kind words. I'm a big fan now too. I am leaving to the Green this weekend and I hope I can get some cool pics with the clear water. I'll post some up if they turn out ok...
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