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.

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. 

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... 

New Water 6-26-10

My friend Jim took me down to a river I have not fished yet.  It was worth the extra drive, and I've already been back since this trip!

Plenty of trout and sunshine today!

Jim getting through the tall stuff...

Lucky shot, nice trout. 

Casting dries. 

Can't wait until next year! 

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

Kids and Bugs 6/2/10

Brian and I met for a few hours on the stream and brought along the young ones.  Fishing was pretty good with a sporadic sulphur hatch.  The kids had fun collecting various stream-side bugs, and releasing a fish or two.

Brian drifting.  

A story here... (mayfly wing)

Looks harmless...

Happy kid, proud dad.  

Sulphur Hatch 5/30/10

Rise.

BWO

Sulphur in the box...

Nice looking bug!

Midge-tastic! 

Jessie with a fish. 

Camping Trip Day 3 5/23/10

Final day of camping... we were all pretty tired by this point.  Fishing was ok, and we even had a little sun which made for some underwater camera action!

Steel, sun, and dew.  

Sulphurs... 

Going to the surface! 

Captured.  

Underwater brown 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... 

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.