The first time I introduced my son to Fly Fishing was on Father’s Day weekend in June, 1987. Jean and I went to Bridgeport, CA to try our luck at Virginia Lakes, the East Walker River and Green Creek. Michael was four at the time and was required to put on an overly large [...]
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MICHAEL AND PT – gone FLY FISHIN’…
Posted in Family fly fishers, My fly fishing story, Outdoor Family Photos, tagged Absarokee MT, Ally Barker, Bonding, Boulder River, Bridgeport, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Buffalo Jump, Charlie's Butte, Continental Divide, Creme Brule, Crippled Caddis, Desert Valley Lakes, East Walker River, Ennis, Father and Son Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing with kids, Golden Trout Wilderness, Goose Lake, Hardy Reels, Hot Creek, Jean Marie Hon, Little Virgina Lake, Lone Pine, Lone Pine Creek Sand Trap, Looking for arrowheads, Madison River, Michael Barker Skateboarder, Monache Meadows, Montana Fly Fishing, Obsidian, Owens Valley, Rainbow Trout, RAM CADDIS, Sand trap fishing, Scott Rods, Seal Bugger, South Fork of the Kern River, Sportsman's Lodge Studio City, That Place, Trumbull Lake, Upper Owens River, Varney Bridge, Villa Rica Georgia Birth of COKE, Virginia Lakes, West Walker River, Whitney Fish Hatchery, Winston Rods, Wooly Buggers on November 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
BAETIS/BWO…More of ‘EM…
Posted in FLIES I HAVE TIED, tagged $3.00 Bridge, Alec Jackson Hooks, Baetis fly patterns, Benecchi Thread, Bishop CA, Bridgeport CA, Brown Trout, BWO Dry Flies, BWO Flies, BWO Nymphs, BWO Parachute, BWO Reversed Half Hackle Wing, Diaachi 1560 Hooks, East Walker River, Five Bridges, Fly Rite, Georges Odier, GHRE, Gordon Griffiths Thread, Hare's Ear Nymph, Krystal Flash, Madison River, Muskrat Dubbing, Owens River, Peacock Herl, Peasant Tail Nymph, Rainbow Trout, Tiemco 2488 Hooks, Tiemco 3769 Hooks, TMC 3761 Hooks, Zelon on October 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Here they is:
PHOTO: “BAETIS” – John Jurasek, Blue Ribbon Flies Newsletter
The prolific little bugs that love to hatch on overcast, blustery, rainy, snowy, miserable and memorable days on waters everywhere. I LOVE these guys…
OLIVE/BROWN Baetis…
Hook: TMC 2487, Diiachi 1130, #16-24 (Fall SMALL)
THREAD: Gordon Griffiths, 14/0, olive or gray
TAIL: Three olive or brown [...]
Photos from the Owens (and, some before….)
Posted in Outdoor Family Photos IV, tagged Ally Barker, Arrowheads, Brown Trout, Bushmaster Rifle, Deep Springs Valley, Jean Marie Hon, Mike Barker, Owens River, Owens Valley, Rainbow Trout, Rhodesian Camo, Smith and Wesson, White Mountains on December 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Here are some photos I found while waiting for my brother and Ally to get me the other ones I’m waiting for. They cover a lot of years , a lot of winter activities we pursue- photography, exploring, arrowhead hunting, target shooting and a lot of territory. AND, in no particular order…
Ally Barker, [...]
Montana – 2004 ( More )
Posted in Outdoor Family Photos III, tagged Ally Barker, Boulder River, Drift Boat, fly fishing photos, Madison River, MT, Orvis Battenkill, Quake Lake, Rainbow Trout, Stillwater River, Twin Bridges on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I was there for 3 1/2 months…
Madison Rainbow – in and out of the H2O for less than ten seconds… Scott G, 10ft. 5WT
10 days of drifting…
with this guy and,
this guy, Craig (in the boat) and THE WHITEFISH KING…
There were LOTS of these, Madison River… T&T Paradigm, 9ft., 5WT
Madison River Brown, Channels section…. [...]
Dad Takes Daughter feeding/fishing
Posted in Family fly fishers, My fly fishing story, tagged Aspen CO, dads and daughters, Fly Fishing Story, Frying Pan River CO, Kids Flyfishing, Rainbow Trout on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The Castles” section of the Frying Pan River holds some deep pools and big fish. I was taking my daughter Nadia, who was about 3-½ fishing with me and stopped in Basalt, CO where the Frying Pan enters The Roaring Fork. I picked up a container of worms (yes, worms) and intended on rigging a [...]
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