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First catfish. Actually first decent fish ever caught. Probably weighed a tad over 3 lbs. over 20" easy. Turns out this was an expecting mama--had a huge sac of eggs inside.
When engines get to be this old, worn and leaky, they look more organic, more like something that is living and might be found in nature.
Rod: G Loomis NRX Pro-1 8wt
Reel: Sage 6080
Line: Rio Outbound Short Cold Water 8 I/I
Leader: Seaguar 16 lbs
Fly: Clouser (pink)
Below McDonald Creek, Flathead National Forest
Photo by Tim Palmer, author of 24 books about rivers, river conservation and the environment (see www.timpalmer.org).
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This scene presented itself to me while driving home from Glacier. I don't know what it is about the climate out there but all these old wood structures take on the exact same shade of brown. It's a beautiful color, very different then what we see here in Portland. Too bad this photo looked better in black and white.
The water was unbelievably clear. We stopped and swam here - a really neat place (on the east side of the lake).
Platycephalus bassensis (Sand Flathead) caught in Great Taylors Bay, South Bruny Island. You are only allowed to take fish greater than 30cm long so we had to measure each one. I caught about 8 fish 6 of which were large enough to keep. They're rather tasty.
They have spines on the edges of their gill covers which can inflict a very painful jab so killing the fish without getting stung is a priority once you're sure you can keep it.