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Mamiya - 6 Folding Camera
HP5 plus, DiXactol 8 1/4 minutes semi-stand at 24 degrees C with 2 more minutes staining after rinsing fixer drops away and before full washing as per Ilford washing directions.
. . alligator.
An alligator gar, around 18lbs (8kgs). These two rows of teeth are damn sharp - hence the gloves.
(Mac - sorry for the tilt . .)
This big buck was released to continue his mission to the spawning grounds. Caught while fly fishing for Kings on the Sandy River AK.
Well not really, cuz my net was Too small for this big rainbow! Alas it's release was without 'The' pose. But I think hubby did good with what he had to work with. You can't really tell the weather conditions in this shot, but it was blowing hard and I was being pushed into shore and weeds. And I had the 250 zoom on, and there was alot of action happening. And as you can see we needed those rainjackets.
And we have fun!
This was within the last 5 minutes on the last day on this lake. The wind was fierce, not good for pontoons, but we were heading into camp, and so close to the spot we kept seeing a rise Everyday. So I told hubby I was just going to go around that area one more time....and Zing.
What a way to finish the trip. First and Last fish for Princess TroutMaster...Nice!
(I see a new.net in my future)
I am back !Flickr's too addictive !BUT I REALLY NEED TO COME OF FOR A WHILE !!THIS IS FISHING SEASON !
August 23, 2021
With water temps way up, we didn't expect any trout. We had fun enticing a few dace and smallies to our homemade prince nymphs. Unlike our last trip, these fish were not inclined to rise to any dries. Nymphing did the trick!
Boquet River
Essex, New York - USA
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**Update 9-04-09
This photo and story will apear in this month's Lonestar Outdoor News - look for it around Texas**
here's another published nod to the story behind this shot - www.theoutdoorwire.com/story/12526501789wz1u02gpae
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzzx0QdaZyw
Underwater Fly Fishing in Belize
On the afternoon of May 26th, my brother-in-law Richard and I were snorkeling (masks and snorkels only - no fins) on the reef in front of the Blue Horizon Lodge in Northeast Caye Belize. It was out last night in the country following a five-day fly fishing trip for Permit. We had each caught fish and I had landed a Tarpon from a boat in the spot that we were now free diving two days before. As we swam towards the drop-off, a school of Tarpon came into view and swam around us for 15 - 20 minutes. During that encounter Richard had the idea that perhaps we could cast to and catch a Tarpon from the water. I stayed in the water to watch the school of fish while Richard swam the 50 yards back to shore to retrieve an 11 wt. fly rod. By the time he returned to join me at the drop-off, it had been several minutes since I'd seen the school. Richard trolled the fly behind us and splashed the water in hopes of attracting the fish, a huge barricuda took notice and would appear from time to time at the edge of our sight. After another 15 minutes of looking and splashing we found ourselves back in the Tarpon's company. Richard is an excellent fisherman and was able to double haul cast the big 11 wt. while tredding in 30' of clear blue water. What happened next was nothing short of amazing, I was taking pictures and shooting video on a little waterproof digital and captured Richard perfectly stripping in the line and fly as a Tarpon charged and took the fly not 40 feet from us, the fight was on! I helped pull Richard back towards shore with one arm while he played the fish from underwater. We never got shallower than 8 or 10 feet during the whole fight with the roughly 20lb. Tarpon and both us us had been in the water for almost two hours when the fish took the fly. It turns out that catching a fish on fly from the water is beneficial to fish and fisherman, the fish appeared to be calmer and the added resistance of having the whole line and reel underwater seemed to help tame the fish. When the fish got close enough, Richard grabbed the leader and handed me the 11 wt. Sage Xi2 so that he could "land" the fish. The Tarpon though not 20 feet from us, spooked as Richard swam towards it. Richard held the line and swam after the fish as I took up reeling in the fish and manning the camera. In short order Richard had the beautiful fish in hand and we took a few pictures and released the fish. It was an amazing experience and something that Blue Horizon Lodge Manager Lincoln Westby claimed never to have seen in 35 years of guiding salt water fisherman.
Here's the picture of Richard and the fish (still in 8' - 10' of water) - www.flickr.com/photos/pfrench99/3584372464/
Watch a longer version of this video here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzzx0QdaZyw
A freshly caught largemouth bass laid out on the ice of Whitney Pond in Groton, MA. Catch and release.
Hubby's been having great success fly fishing on the Englishman River for Chum Salmon.
They can be quite large and can put up a good fight when they first come into the river from the ocean to spawn.
If you look closely at the previous post, you'll see the fangs/teeth that give them the nickname 'Dogfish'.
Successful catch and release
SOOC
Fomapan 100 @ 80 ISO, Y2 filter, 510-PYRO 1:100 semi-stand 8 minutes @ 20 deg C. Agitate 60 seconds then 10 seconds every 2 minutes.
I took a vacation day to fish with my buddy Josh and Matty P. We trolled in the morning, then fished for lake trout (I picked up one 10lb laker) and decided to bass fish since it was a slow day. Picked up 70-80 small mouth bass in about 3 hrs. Tons of doubles, one triple, just tore them up. All were released.
This is me holding up a 20.5" bass. Not my biggest of the day, but one of em (had one 21" bass that I'm waiting on the pic from my buddy).
Haven't seen one of these little guys for a long time. This one obviously found a way into the house. It is now well over a mile away from here.
Whole books have been written about this fish, the American shad. Evidently, dried shad fed General George Washington's troops during the winter of 1776. They survived the brutal cold thanks in part to this fish!
Returned from a steelhead fishing trip this weekend. Mornings were below freezing with ice forming in the guides, but the sun showed up around mid-day. It's a small price to pay to have the chance to catch these amazing creatures.
The Ucluelet Aquarium is definitely a must-see when you're in Ucluelet or Tofino. It's the only "catch and release" aquarium in the world, meaning they harvest the sea creatures locally during spring, put them in a simulated environment where they continue to live and thrive for visitors to gently touch, feel, and examine, then release them before winter season.
I hope you enjoy the series...