Greetings from Wyoming! I put together some fish porn from last season for your viewing pleasure. The first 20 seconds is pretty awesome. On a trip last Spring, we hiked into a remote little cutthroat river and spotted some fish rolling on the surface from the cliff above. There were stoneflies all over the bank so we tried a few big dirty nymphs and dries to start out. One BIG ol cutty came up to look at a few offerings but never really committed. After many more casts and no takers, we hung out for a while then ran another drift through the pool. Again he rolled up, looked closely, and refused to eat. After that we basically committed to ignoring him for the better part of an hour and poked around elsewhere. On a last ditch effort before heading home, we stepped back into the run with a fresh ugly hunk of leggy foam and the fish absolutely annihilated it. It was so memorable because the 3 of us knew exactly where he was sitting and he had jerked us around for so long and refused so many offerings so it was a bit of a shock when he ate.
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Rippin Lips in Wyoming
Greetings from Wyoming! I put together some fish porn from last season for your viewing pleasure. The first 20 seconds is pretty awesome. On a trip last Spring, we hiked into a remote little cutthroat river and spotted some fish rolling on the surface from the cliff above. There were stoneflies all over the bank so we tried a few big dirty nymphs and dries to start out. One BIG ol cutty came up to look at a few offerings but never really committed. After many more casts and no takers, we hung out for a while then ran another drift through the pool. Again he rolled up, looked closely, and refused to eat. After that we basically committed to ignoring him for the better part of an hour and poked around elsewhere. On a last ditch effort before heading home, we stepped back into the run with a fresh ugly hunk of leggy foam and the fish absolutely annihilated it. It was so memorable because the 3 of us knew exactly where he was sitting and he had jerked us around for so long and refused so many offerings so it was a bit of a shock when he ate.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Wahoo- The Other White Meat
They look good, they eat good, and the BFC love killing them. Especially the big ones... Solid Hookups boys....
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Just Grande
In the very southeast corner of Washington and the very northeast corner of Oregon, through the high desert canyons, northward runs a river that is the destination of Pacific summer-run steelhead. So we went there.
Between six fishermen, the first two days yielded one steelhead landed, one steelhead lost and several chinook to hand. A worthy by-catch, for sure.
Then, as sometimes happens when steelheading, our luck changed in the final hour of the final day. In our last run, three steelhead were hooked in a half hour. The hooks held on two of them, tails were grabbed, and anglers were happy. All was Grande.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Luke Hasselbeck, God Amongst Men
Look at the left hand....enhance....enchance.....enhance. A fishbeast of the most epic proportions.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Emeritus
Two ex-presidents rocking out at the wedding of an ex-president, photo taken by an ex-president.
Reminds me of this movie...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, December 26, 2011
The Day After Christmas
Twas the day after Christmas in Arlington Mass,
OO Steele snoozed, hoping alarm sounds would pass.
But old Dr. Steelegood beckoned "Come hither!
We need to get rolling, we'll be late to the river!"
The fly rods were stowed in the Audi with care,
An hour of driving and our boys would be there.
A quick call to Blades to confirm his drive time
They stopped by the river, the flow looking prime.
Perched on the bridge and looking stright down
A sight to behold, trout all around!
Big ones and little ones, fish left and right.
But with water so clear, the fish wouldn't bite.
On cadis, on pupae, on hares ear with bead,
On zug bug, on black midge, they must have to feed!
Steelegood struck first, a nice healthy 'bow.
On a tiny red midge, from pool deep and slow.
Next would be Blades, this fish was a tank!
A 22 inch landlock he brought to the bank!
Not to bested, OO stared at the run.
On the day after Christmas, it was his turn for fun.
Decisions decisions, he gazed at his box.
An olive wooly bugger, his favorite for 'locks.
He gazed at the run and what did appear,
But a leviathan salmon the size of a deer!
The cast was just perfect, the drift looking great.
And bless Old St. Nick, the big salmon ate!
The battle was fierce, as tough as they get
But OO countered and put that beast in the net!
We stared at the fish, speechless with shock
A true Christmas miracle, 26 inch Landlock!
More fish were landed, but none quite so great
The anglers now weary, the hour grew late.
They ascended the bank in the now waning light
"Merry Chirstmas to all, and to all a hot bite!"
OO Steele snoozed, hoping alarm sounds would pass.
But old Dr. Steelegood beckoned "Come hither!
We need to get rolling, we'll be late to the river!"
The fly rods were stowed in the Audi with care,
An hour of driving and our boys would be there.
A quick call to Blades to confirm his drive time
They stopped by the river, the flow looking prime.
Perched on the bridge and looking stright down
A sight to behold, trout all around!
Big ones and little ones, fish left and right.
But with water so clear, the fish wouldn't bite.
On cadis, on pupae, on hares ear with bead,
On zug bug, on black midge, they must have to feed!
Steelegood struck first, a nice healthy 'bow.
On a tiny red midge, from pool deep and slow.
Next would be Blades, this fish was a tank!
A 22 inch landlock he brought to the bank!
Not to bested, OO stared at the run.
On the day after Christmas, it was his turn for fun.
Decisions decisions, he gazed at his box.
An olive wooly bugger, his favorite for 'locks.
He gazed at the run and what did appear,
But a leviathan salmon the size of a deer!
The cast was just perfect, the drift looking great.
And bless Old St. Nick, the big salmon ate!
The battle was fierce, as tough as they get
But OO countered and put that beast in the net!
We stared at the fish, speechless with shock
A true Christmas miracle, 26 inch Landlock!
More fish were landed, but none quite so great
The anglers now weary, the hour grew late.
They ascended the bank in the now waning light
"Merry Chirstmas to all, and to all a hot bite!"
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
In this condition...
Was walkin one day in my usual way when a black cat crossed my path made me change direction
Stopped, turned around, 'cause it was unfound that I could finally make the connection
I didn't want to stray, but I had to turn away
I didn't want to say it was superstition.
The admission was that I'd rather go fishin'
Better stop right there, and move it over there, you're always standing in my way
Everyone around was dancin on the groud and everyone still wants to play
I didn't want to stay, I didn't want to play, I didn't want things to turn out that way, that way
Think I'd rather go fishin'
Every day I watch the world go by
I give up, you know but I don't try
Busy, busy people runnin all around, never lookin up, you know they're lookin down
Never time to talk, never time to say- "Hope to see you later, Hope you have a nice day"
Cause I prefer to watch the sunset from my place in space
Was walkin one day in my usual way when a black cat crossed my path and I looked around me.
Everyone around was dancin on the ground and I can see it all behind me.
I didn't want to stay, I didn't want to play, didn't want things to turn out that way, that way
Think I'd rather go fishin'
In this condition think I'd rather go fishin'
I lack ambition think I'd rather go fishin'
STRANGEFOLK
Stopped, turned around, 'cause it was unfound that I could finally make the connection
I didn't want to stray, but I had to turn away
I didn't want to say it was superstition.
The admission was that I'd rather go fishin'
Better stop right there, and move it over there, you're always standing in my way
Everyone around was dancin on the groud and everyone still wants to play
I didn't want to stay, I didn't want to play, I didn't want things to turn out that way, that way
Think I'd rather go fishin'
Every day I watch the world go by
I give up, you know but I don't try
Busy, busy people runnin all around, never lookin up, you know they're lookin down
Never time to talk, never time to say- "Hope to see you later, Hope you have a nice day"
Cause I prefer to watch the sunset from my place in space
Was walkin one day in my usual way when a black cat crossed my path and I looked around me.
Everyone around was dancin on the ground and I can see it all behind me.
I didn't want to stay, I didn't want to play, didn't want things to turn out that way, that way
Think I'd rather go fishin'
In this condition think I'd rather go fishin'
I lack ambition think I'd rather go fishin'
STRANGEFOLK
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