Hendrickson Hatch 4/18/10

Met up for an afternoon/evening of dry flying with Jessie Hollenbeck. We got to the river right on schedule with the Hendrickson duns, and took a few on top in the first few minutes. Got a surprise visit from another friend Ian Yorkston a little later, but unfortunately the wind picked up, and the temperature dropped fast. Spinners didn't show up like we hoped, but we still got a couple more takers throughout the evening.

Jessie letting one fly.

Female Hendrickson.

Nice brown at the end of the fight.

Boots in nice light.

Ian making a cast in the late light.

Hendrickson Spinner Fall 4/15/10

Female spinner with eggs.

Spinner sipper.

Another brown caught sipping.

Emerging Hendrickson.

Male dun.

A little preview of what's to come...

Hendrickson Hatch 4/13/10

Spring is here! My good friend Brian and I took the kids to our local inland stream the other day. As soon as our boots hit the water there were bugs visible and fish rising. Hendrickson duns, and smaller BWO spinners were the mayflies, and the fish were on the Hendricksons. It was warm, sunny, and just an all around awesome day to be on the water...

Field of yellow.

Female Hendrickson dun checking out the Winston.

A colorful setting for this male Hendrickson dun.

BWO spinner resting on a parachute wing.

Brian and his first fish of the season on a dry.

Brown trout on a dry.

Another...

Nymphing = bigger fish.

Brook Trout Trip 4/11/10

Went on a brook trout trip in Northern NY this weekend. The water was perfect, and the weather cooperated. All brookies caught on big dries and released...

Early start as usual, you know what they say...

Tool for the day.

Dry flies and native brook trout... perfect.

Even had a blue wing sighting.

Beautiful.

Stream side flower.

Nice fight and a big fly.

Brook trout fin.

Tail fin.

Giving the Tribs a Break 4/8/10

After a couple days of heavy rain I decided it would be better to head inland, and let the bigger lake tributaries settle out a little. The weather was forecasted to have cool temps and more rain, but it ended up being in the 60's and bright sun most of the day! I enjoyed the warm sunlight, and the fish enjoyed dining on a variety of tiny midge patterns...

Rainy start.

Nice brown finally giving up.

Proof of reproduction!

Nice one of the day.

Train motion.

Weekday Hunt for Steel 4/1/10

It was opening day for all the NY trout streams so the tribs were untouched as I arrived early in the AM. Later that morning I met up with Brian and his son Ethan. It turned out to be a hot day with temps in the mid 70's and lots of sun.

Early morning steel, sporting a clown nose.

Bonus brown getting it's chrome back.

Selective bend.

Brian's nice steel of the day.

Spring Steel (Part III of 3) 3/28/10

The weekend we have all been waiting for...

Fresh tippet.

Nice drop back brown.

A much needed rest.

Net full of steel.

Beautifully spotted hen.

Big chrome in the net.

Big chrome pose.