August, 2009
10″ Wild Trout
- August
- 30
Typical wild trout found in upper elevations of small streams in the Sierra Nevada. These beautiful Rainbow’s are fierce fighters and full of enthusiasm. They also spook quite easily darting out of sight when the sun is high. I get a kick out of hunting them down amongst granite boulders and fallen pine. never gets [...]
“I wish…
- August
- 27
I wish I wish I were a fish.”
Don Knotts~ From the film/cartoon ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’
One of my favorite movies growing up as a kid! What do you wish for?
Mind of the Fly Fisherman
- August
- 26
Woke up to the sound of the camp stove and the smell of thick coffee in the air as I rolled out of my warm sleeping bag and into the cold mountain chill. The night before we arrived and I caught only a few small natives so I was eager to get to the river for [...]
Friends
- August
- 24
Every once in a while you gotta cut loose! This is just a fun picture I took with some good friends while we were enjoying the 4th of July up on the Klammath River at the R Ranch! It was the first time I enjoyed the 4th for some time and good to create some [...]
Natives
- August
- 23
Fly fishing the high country in the Sierra Nevada can produce tons of these small native trout. While larger rivers that are at lower elevations with higher insect populations and include stocking programs have larger fish the upper Sierra contains some of the most beautiful small trout found anywhere! It’s not unusual to catch 30 [...]
Dream House
- August
- 22
One of my favorite places to visit on the way to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir located off of Hwy 120 on Evergreen road. After fly fishing in the morning I will come here and have lunch and just relax adjacent this beautiful meadow.
God forgives, Rocks don’t!
- August
- 21
Sometimes you just have to get out there and have fun! When I’m not Fly Fishing I love to go explore new places and meet new and interesting people. Here are some friends that I went off roading with up on ‘Slick Rock Trail’ near Alpine Lake! What a blast! PM
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