How to shoot freshwater bad vis shots?

[Kingpatzer]

I'm interested in starting taking some shots of the various fishes in my local freshwater lakes.

The vis in these things are typically pretty bad -- 10' to 20' is the general order of the day, and there is a lot of particulate matter in the water column.

A strobe just tends to light up the particles and makes the photos pretty nearly worthless, but lacking a strobe the water is too dark to get a descent shot.

What are the tricks for taking a picture in these types of conditions?

 

[Nemrod]

Wide angle lens with at least a 120 degree diagonal field of view, two strobes, each about 16 inches to the side.

Shoot subject at about 3 feet or less, preferably at about one foot subject to lens distance or even 6 inches.

Set the strobes so that they are angled slightly outward and the cones of light intersect in front of the camera, rather than pointing both strobes directly at the subject.

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