Images from the Water

Here are this week’s images from the water. We’ve made our way to the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, our first stop on this year’s fly fishing road trip and inspiration for this week’s portfolio. Beetle on blade of grass. Osprey searching for fish. Mission accomplished! One of hundreds of gulls eating insects. Images…

If you were paying attention, you might have noticed I didn’t create a Throw Back Thursday Fly post a couple of weeks ago. It’s the first time that’s happened in almost 9 years. I decided I didn’t have the time to complete one because I was busy with other things and decided not to stress…

I thought it was time for another images from the water post. These are from the last month or so. I’ll begin with this mayfly. I liked the reflection of the wings on the water. Notice how orange the eyes are? A healthy Metolius River redside. A damselfly floating in an eddy. A katydid on…

Here are this week’s images from the water. This is our second week fly fishing the Madison River and inspiration for this week’s portfolio. Midge closeup. The last trout of the Madison River. Casting in a caddis swarm. Purple flower on the Madison River. A Brown Trout ready to release. A Rainbow Trout ready to…

Here are the final images from Iceland. Our visit was timed with the annual bird migration. While not a “birder”, I find them beautiful and admire the coloration. As a fly tyer, my mind periodically found myself at the vise creating flies using their feathers. I hope you were able to read my original Images…