I hope you saw this week’s post about fall PMDs. I shared several images of insects I found in an eddy. I’ll begin this week’s images from the water post with a few more. I hope you enjoy this week’s portfolio.
We’re seeing larger than normal kokanee from Lake Billy Chinook. Large trout are staging behind them too.
Mayfly spinner
Caddis
Silver-striped sedge on shore vegitation.
PMD floating down the river.
Dragonfly
And yes, an occasional fish…very occasional.
Enjoy…go fish!
Here are a few more images from the water – Madison River edition from our recent trip.
A few more images from the water taken in the last two weeks. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them. These images were taken on the hiker trail between Canyon Creek and the Hatchery. A Green Drake I found floating downstream in the current. Note the yellow pollen specks in…
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…
Here is this week’s images from the water. Last week I wrote it might have been my last “images” post for a while because of the weather. But I did make it out a couple of days. I hope you enjoy this week’s portfolio. I’ll begin with this PMD. I love the reflection of long…
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…
Here is this week’s images from the road. A few more pics from our recent fall fly fishing road trip. The image above is an Owyhee Rainbow Trout. A Brownie eager to take a dry fly on the Owyhee River. A Mahogany mayfly. A bison in Yellowstone National Park. The same bison with a tourist…
You have a knack for capturing the essence!
Hey John – Thanks for these beautiful close-ups of fall mayflies…These are pushing me to get on the streams NOW!! Great weather for a few days too.
Great photos, John. Love the under water shots. That big rainbow looks hungry.
Thanks Wayne…actually, they are kokanee salmon from Lake Billy Chinook.
As always John, you photographs are stunning.
Tight Lines – Al Beatty