Solo Trip 6/17/10

Haven't been fishing alone in a long time.  I really enjoy fishing with my friends, but getting out solo can be a lot of fun...  It was a nice sunny day, great for shooting underwater and macros.

Sulphur Spinner backlit

The Fight

The Finish

The Release

The Escape

Fishing with the Kids 6-15-10

Brian and I headed out for the day with our kids.  Somedays the kids like to play on the creek banks with bugs and sticks and other days they want to fish!  Today was a day they wanted to fish, and that was fine with us!

Brian and Ethan prepare to release a trout.  

Brian fighting one in. 

Spinner sighting! 

Maddie casting. 

Ethan casting. 

Evening Spinners 6-10-10

Went out with Jessie, Andy, and Jim the other evening looking for Sulphurs.  We even had a surprise visit from Brian... so it was almost a full crew! Too many other guys had the same idea though, and we ended up cramped in one small section of stream.   I opted to shoot pics more than fish, which was ok by me.  Sulphur spinners fell right before dark.

Visitor.

Jim and Andy.

Andy's nice brookie. 

Jim's nice brown.

Crazy Sulphur Spinner Swarm!

Fish on!  (angler unknown)

Camping Trip Day 2 5/22/10

Jessie and the annual Camp Stache...

Nice spots. 

Brian posing, Dan snapping a pic. 

Underwater release. 

Bob and his spring reflection. 

Camping Trip Day 1 5/21/10

Met up with Brian and Ian on the stream Friday evening to start up the annual camping trip.  Overcast and some light rain... the fishing was tough!  Set up camp and tied some flies, it was peaceful.

Leaving Buffalo... 

Brian throwing a dry... 

Setting up camp...

Tying at the picnic table...

Bob tying... 

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.