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... 

New Water 7-4-10

Had a great day with Andy and Jessie fishing some new water...  It was sunny and humid all day, but we managed a few to the net.

 Country Barn

Jessie ducking the setting sun's glare. 

Underwater pose.

Backlit mayfly.

A rare above water trout shot. 

Walking out.

Kids Day Warmwater 7-1-10

Brian and I took the kids to search for bass... it was so hot they ended up swimming and collecting crayfish instead!

Ethan looking cool with the JP Ross hat.  

Brian and his son fly fishing. 

Small smallmouth.

Katie running and splashing. 

Take your kid fishing... it tires them out!

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! 

Nice Day for Bugs 6/22/10

Day started out in the dark, as I got there a half hour before the sunrise.  Fished and shot alone for most of the morning, and then met Brian and his son Ethan for a few hours.  Fishing was slow, but there were plenty of bugs and nice light to shoot in...

Before the sun...

Damn kids... 

Sunlight and leaf.

Mini black caddis.

Black caddis backlit.

Perfect snails, as found.

Caddis on the box.

Underwater brown.