So what’s Dick Cheney doing going fly fishing with a naked lady? Hasn’t he got a superpower to help run?

This official White House photo of the US Vice-President enjoying an afternoon’s fishing at Snake River, Idaho, set off a bit of a storm after an American blogger noticed what looked like a woman in her birthday suit reflected in his sunglasses.

“First he accidentally shoots a man. Now he is fishing with an inflatable sex doll?” wrote a poster on the sportsshooting.com photography website. “That explains his heart problems,” replied another.

The White House was quick to damp down the rumours. “Clearly it’s a hand holding a rod,” said spokeswoman Meagan Mitchell.

So what do you reckon? (Clue: this full-sized version of the image might help.)