An unexpected pig on a nymph from some skinny water
Trout and their lairs
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swimmy
An honest tune with a lingering lead
Foam line against the slanted rock.
Threw my hopper in at the top and right about where the other foam line comes together to form the V I saw a beak break the surface. My fly then disappeared.
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Not the biggest fish but we were 20 miles in on a backpack, exploring a new to us piece of water, in just a spectacular setting.
Lots of stoke off that trip...and fish.
Threw my hopper in at the top and right about where the other foam line comes together to form the V I saw a beak break the surface. My fly then disappeared.
Not the biggest fish but we were 20 miles in on a backpack, exploring a new to us piece of water, in just a spectacular setting.
Lots of stoke off that trip...and fish.
Richard Olmstead
Steelhead
This little west side stream had only ever yielded little guys for me, but this 12 incher was a relative monster for this little pool.
And on a yellow humpy to boot! Love that fly. To me, it means I'm in the mountains chasing fish just like that. My happy place.
I'll play.. couple older pictures from when I lived in Reno and sometimes actually took pictures of fish.
The best fish I got with my son on my back. That's a serious Truckee brown; carpenter ant dry against the rock.
And a pretty rainbow, dirty-assed nymphing in the spring. Sort of sitting in the bubble line above my head.
my son sometimes catches fish too. Wish he was still this excited about it (he is almost 9 now and a lot bigger). Washington kokanee in a lake.
The best fish I got with my son on my back. That's a serious Truckee brown; carpenter ant dry against the rock.
And a pretty rainbow, dirty-assed nymphing in the spring. Sort of sitting in the bubble line above my head.
my son sometimes catches fish too. Wish he was still this excited about it (he is almost 9 now and a lot bigger). Washington kokanee in a lake.
SteelheadBee
Steelhead
Not the prettiest picture but shows strange places that fish hold in.
Orange arrow points out the trout.
Green arrow designates which way the current flows.
Preface: the camera's perspective is not where the angler would be casting from. It's possible but he would spook the fish 9/10.
The casting station, not visible in the image, is toward the top right corner of the picture (the angler wades out to a submerged boulder). It requires about an 80-85ft cast aimed toward the exposed boulder with the dry fly landing about 10 ft upstream of the fish and a good back mend (that doesn't spook the fish)
It's a dead drift presentation for about 5 ft before the current grabs the line and rips the fly out of the zone.
Kinda technical but rewarding.
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Like the fish, like the rod and reel, like the ability to catch the fish.
Thanks for sharing,
Kenneth
Thanks for sharing,
Kenneth
This lengthy brown fell to a small bugger swung through a small seam at the confluence of a Spring Creek and the river. An ~ 2' deep - 6' long undercut hole at the edge of the river takes the great majority of the Spring Creek flow as it enters the river. Always a lot of fish stacked in there feeding on stuff coming out of the creek. The section starts in ~ 4:30 of the above video.
Is that rod a quad?
SteelheadBee
Steelhead
One thing I’ve been a big believer in for a long time is making the first presentation count on a trout stream. I like to study the flow and pin point what I believe to be the prime lie. No rush, nice and relaxed. This spot was pretty obvious, nice rock at the head of the deepest spot with a soft pillow in front of it under the bubble trail. First cast this rainbow exploded on it just in front of the arrow. Nice fish for a small stream and pulled hard on my 4wt glass.
Here was a stunning pool on an Alaskan stream. Just upstream in that left channel was a shallow choppy flat with a dozen pairs of spawning pink salmon. This pool looked like a great spot for a nice fish to be waiting for chow. Tough spot to get the drift I wanted with the two colliding currents so I had to really study it for a few minutes before I made the cast. Cast upstream into the chute on the left, downstream mend, high stick a little, then flip the line upstream and behind the bobber at just the right moment…. was expecting the bobber to drain a little sooner but the second the flow evened up down towards the end of the rock wall the bobber rocketed down and a big fish for that little river went apeshit. I ended up catching 14 dollies and 3 rainbows in that little pool, but the big fish was first.
I was hiking upriver this day looking for new water on an especially crowded day when I noticed from the high bank this random Boulder in an otherwise flat and featureless tailout. The water was clear enough I stared at the Boulder for a solid 5 minutes trying to spot a fish. Couldn’t see anything despite the good light and vantage point. I was curious if I could even get a cast to it or wade it at all so I put my rod together and scrambled in there “just to see.” On the inside edge of that rock was a chromer hen that went totally ballistic. YAHTZEE.
Richard Olmstead
Steelhead
In the interest of keeping this thread alive, I'll post another one. This from a tiny spring creek somewhere in the great state of Montana. There must be thousands of places like this in Montana. I wish I had time to find them all!
The current pushes up agains the grassy hummock on the right before sliding around towards the camera.
This fat cutt was hiding right under the grass.
The current pushes up agains the grassy hummock on the right before sliding around towards the camera.
This fat cutt was hiding right under the grass.
A cool, shady, deep, undercut bank on a warm fall day
was supposed to be a good place to hide and eat in comfort.
was supposed to be a good place to hide and eat in comfort.
QuickreleaseEN
Steelhead
A bit different perspective....
Who's resting under this cutbank?
This guy:
This mid teener buck may be among the baddest fish in the stream, but he still seeks his creature comforts during the daytime. Tucked two feet under a cut bank, he sleeps angled slightly sideways as to prop himself against a nice fungus-covered chuck of wood. Once nightime falls, he rouses to peruse the local spawning options and establish his dominance amongst the other bachelors.
Who's resting under this cutbank?
This guy:
This mid teener buck may be among the baddest fish in the stream, but he still seeks his creature comforts during the daytime. Tucked two feet under a cut bank, he sleeps angled slightly sideways as to prop himself against a nice fungus-covered chuck of wood. Once nightime falls, he rouses to peruse the local spawning options and establish his dominance amongst the other bachelors.
HauntedByWaters
Life of the Party
I have also caught many bull trout from this spot. Probably talked to you before.
Pink Nighty
Life of the Party
One of many seams and holds that dont exist anymore after the floods!
