I have a dry suit on, but the water is still numbing my face. I’m in a beaver pond looking to see what fish might be here. I don’t see them at first as they blend in well with the bottom and I don’t want to disturb them. I glide overhead trying to blend in – perhaps to them I am driftwood. These Dolly varden look at home in their watery world, their subtle, flicking body movements keeping them in place against the current. Dolly varden char are common in Southeast Alaska streams, even above waterfalls where there is no longer access to the sea. Photographer: Elizabeth Flory