Thursday, July 9, 2009

Ah, the possibilities

What else is there to say? Backcountry, open water,not a soul in sight!

Alone in Beautiful Places


One of the biggest appeals of fly-fishing to me is the places it can take you in search of fish and beauty.This a favorite river and area--notice all the great structure under the surface of the water...

Secrets

We all have our secret places--those places we hope not a ton of people know about.This is an example of one of mine.This pic was taken in the early fall as can be discerned from the hue of the light and the color of the surrounding grasses.This is one of those places I can go and a multi-fish day in about 100yds.

Wyoming Spring Creeks

This beautiful cutthroat was taken at one of this area's many spring creeks.A spring creek is just what it sounds like--a creek that originates from a spring.Because it originates from the ground and flows through limestone,it has a more constant water temperature through the year and its' pH is more toward the basic (not acidic) end of the scale.Fish thrive in spring creeks because of this constancy of conditions; this is one reason we need to be aware of invasive species such as zebra mussels, which rob the very baseline of food that inhabits streams such as these.Wash your equipment!