Fall Fish

Haven't had a lot of time to blog this fall... 

Inland w/ the Kids

This was our last wet wading adventure of the season, and I was happy to share the experience with Brian and our kids.  The Trico's are over, and fall is here!

 The Last One

Release Motion 

Brian Helping Out 

Brodin and Brown 

Fishing with Kids takes Patience  

Largemouth on the Fly

Went fishing with a new friend, Antonio.  He's new to Western NY from LA... I think he likes it here so far.

Antonio picking a winner. 

Small fish nice reel. 

Commit already. 

Casting. 

The Take. 

City Smallies

Escape.

I've been doing a lot of warmwater fly fishing this summer and giving the inland trout a break.  It has been awesome, and I'm already wishing I could get out and hit it again before the trib season.   This day I was with Jessie Hollenbeck, and we caught some nice smallies all on big nasty streamers.  

Smallie Fins.

Jessie and a nice fish.

Even caught a catfish!

Bass streamer.

Mug shot.  

Inland w/ the Crew 8-13-10

It was a great day, beautiful weather, and fun times fishing  with the guys.  Tricos were really tough, some of the hardest Trico fishing I've seen, but the fish ate subsurface pretty easily.

Brown trout eye.

Dancing Caddis.

Jessie finding the drift.

Jim getting the shot.

Crickets and grasshoppers are everywhere.

Taking off.

Kids Day Trout

Brian and I have been taking the kids fishing, and they continue to grow as little anglers.  Now when we hook fish they can fight, land, and even offer a nice pose for pictures before the release...  the only thing Brian and I do is unhook the fish!  Brian's oldest boy even catches his own fish now... by next year I'm not sure if the dad's will even be invited?!

Net Girl

Underwater curiosity.  

The dad's get to land one!

The hand off. 

Finding the right drift. 

Released.  

Solo Tricos 7-30-10

I fished a few times between this day and the last post but I need to skip ahead a little and get back on schedule...

This day was weird.  Weather was perfect.  Water was just right.  Bugs were everywhere... but there was no surface activity.  So it goes with late summer Trico fishing... and it was fine with me as I shot macro pics for two hours without stringing up my fly rod.

Farm Sunrise. 

Trico Spinner Swarm.

Beautiful Mayfly.

Male Spinner Real & Fake. 

Summer Color. 

Western NY w/ Graham 7-19-10

Almost a full month behind!  This season has been crazy, and I'm trying my best to catch up...

Took Graham to a few of my favorite inland locations in Western NY.  We had a great time taking pics and fishing, and even had a nice sunny day!

 Matching the tricos at dawn. 

Nice looking brown.

Small brown... wet wading. 

Release!

Over and under. 

Adirondacks w/ Graham 7-15-10

Headed up to the mountains that are unfortunately so far away from here...

On the drive up...

Finally made it... this is a parking lot in Tupper Lake. 

Loon in fog. 

Fished Ausable w/ Graham.

He hooked one nice fish on... you guessed it, a stonefly nymph!

Back to Tupper for bass and the sunset.

Until next year...