Time to go Trout Fishing!

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Spring is here!

Time to head for the mountains of North Georgia to fish and shoot. I have two photo shoots, one in Blue Ridge and one in Townsend, Tn. to catch a couple of anglers in action!🙂

But, I gotta find some cheap waders and boots for my own fishing....😱

Still, though, I am excited about the 70F weather now and will be posting some fishing photos a bit later.

Here are a couple of my muses, captured by a family member:


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Meanwhile, anyone got any to share? Brad? Anybody?😀
 

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Dear Dave,

The season opened here on Saturday. In our lower garden, the other side of the road and down the lane, we have about 10 metres/30 feet of frontage on what is locally regarded as a trout river, but the Test it's not.

Personally, I'd rather look for pictures than fish. I never was keen on blood sports. But in any case, as far as I can see, if you've seen one fisherman in the near-catatonic state between bites (i.e. 99% of the time), you've seen 'em all. Only very young fishermen (like the ones in that picture, which made me smile), or very unusual ones, make really interesting subjects.

EDIT: Fly fishing possibly excepted but they don't do that 'round here.

Cheers,

R.
 
wow. Dave - a trout fisherman too. I haven't gone in many years but I grew up around trout waters in Central NY. I have been talking about going out this year and getting back into it. I attempt to fly fish, but I'm not too successful at it. I think it's art in of itself though.
 
I forgot, I took my Canon AS-6 with me on that trip. It sure is nice to use a semi-underwater camera and not worry about sand and water. Mine was very cheap on Ebay. I used it in Mexico this Winter:

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charjohncarter said:
I forgot, I took my Canon AS-6 with me on that trip. It sure is nice to use a semi-underwater camera and not worry about sand and water. Mine was very cheap on Ebay. I used it in Mexico this Winter:

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Dang, wish I had money in the budget (what budget?😱) for a Nikonos as I do worry about that M3 or R4 being dropped into the water...🙄
 
Roger Hicks said:
Dear Dave,

The season opened here on Saturday. In our lower garden, the other side of the road and down the lane, we have about 10 metres/30 feet of frontage on what is locally regarded as a trout river, but the Test it's not.

Personally, I'd rather look for pictures than fish. I never was keen on blood sports. But in any case, as far as I can see, if you've seen one fisherman in the near-catatonic state between bites (i.e. 99% of the time), you've seen 'em all. Only very young fishermen (like the ones in that picture, which made me smile), or very unusual ones, make really interesting subjects.

EDIT: Fly fishing possibly excepted but they don't do that 'round here.

Cheers,

R.
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Yeah, I agree, I am not into blood sports. Quit hunting years ago and now only like to go bird hunting and then the subsequent dinner!

Now, fly-fishing is a little different for me. Strictly catch and release using non-barbed hooks. Harrassing fish is fun but don't tell PETA... 😛
 
Now the drought has (at least temporarily) broken in south-east Australia I'm looking forward to some more life in the rivers and streams next summer, and a chance to cast a fly again. It is some years since I've been out on a stream, but one of my fondest memories is of matching wits with a small trout over more than one hour, trying to find and present a fly he would take. My joy at ultimate success (he took an emerging nymph) was matched by the flick of his tail as I returned him to the stream. Fishing takes me into some great environments where the photo ops are often excellent.

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Now the drought has (at least temporarily) broken in south-east Australia I'm looking forward to some more life in the rivers and streams next summer, and a chance to cast a fly again. It is some years since I've been out on a stream, but one of my fondest memories is of matching wits with a small trout over more than one hour, trying to find and present a fly he would take. My joy at ultimate success (he took an emerging nymph) was matched by the flick of his tail as I returned him to the stream. Fishing takes me into some great environments where the photo ops are often excellent.

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Whoa...looks fantastic!

I love your story...something a lot of people never thought about is the fact that, from a trout's viewpoint, he is working just enough to get some protein and is very skiddish. When he goes after a tasty presentation, he is then confronted with the fight of his life by some alien bug he happened to try to eat, but then, a kind man/woman pulls him out of the water, kindly removes the hook and carefully returns him to his home. Everybody is happy!

See? We are in the business of making friends with the trout!😀

We are also educating the same trout with every catch so that the next one is even more difficult.

What's not to like about fly-fishing?🙂
 
And lets also not forget that in their own envirnoment, the trout is near the top of the food chain - a very intelligent and efficient hunter. And fussy! They are not easily fooled. That's the Eucumbene River below the old gold-mining area at Kiandra, in New South Wales. In the summer when the grass-hoppers are on, the trout feast on 'hoppers carried into the water by the breeze. I used to catch different 'hoppers and toss them into the water while hiding at a vantage point, to watch a trout rise from the depths then drift backwards downstream keeping pace with the offering, inspecting it carefully. Sometimes the fish would reject my offering, disappearing slowing back into the depths, and at other times it would rise and take the 'hopper with a gentle slurp. The fish got to be very selective about what they liked, and by the end of summer, very wary of humans. Good times.

I think Jan Normandale suggested a fishing and photos thread several years ago. I don't think that ever materialised. Are you still fishing Jan?
 
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