The Art of Photography and Flyfishing

Great thread with nice pictures! I'm more obsessed with fly fishing (and fly tying) than photography. Just gotten into rangefinders - so no fish pictures yet. And it'll probably be months until I get out. Winter sucks... :bang:
 
A few shots from my Salmon River steelhead fly fishing trip back in November. All on Kodachrome 200.

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With two small kids I don't get out to fish nearly as much as I'd want to, but when I do it's usually with dry flies and bamboo. Got the rod for my 30th birthday, here's one of the first trouts I caught with it.



(Yes, it's from my phone and perhaps a bit overcooked)
 
Hmmmm???

Hmmmm???

I have my grandpa's old bamboo fly rod, which he taught me to flyfish with! He died about 10 years ago (not the grandpa on my website). I tie my own flies too.

Hmm... well OK.

I was in banking long enough to tie my own ties. I have a friend who ties the flys I use on the end of my line, out the tip of my Orvis.
 
Brad i love the last photo of the bobins.

Ive been fly fishing for almost 15 years now. Started when i was 10 with my dad.
I tend to fish the highland streams. 6" of water 6' wide sight fishing all the way for me. I can't think of anything better then watching a fish take your fly in crystal clear water in a some amazing place off the beaten track.

I dont tend to take a camera with me when im out. Well anything that is of the quality i would like but since getting into film in the last year i can see a small compact in my vest more and more.
Ill have to did up some images.
 
I love fly fishing, but I'm still a lousy caster. Fun though. Could use your friends helps to fix my casting issues.

Not all cane is expensive. You might find Granger rods and similar older mass produced rods for a good price if you look around. Try here. http://classicflyrodforum.com/
 
Really nice to see this thread!

I've been fishing since I was old enough to carry a rod to the water, and fly fishing for the past 6-7 years. Coincidentally, fly fishing is what brought me into photography...though often I find that I have to make a conscious decision to focus on one or the other while I'm out, and I usually end up with either a day full of fishing, with 3-4 frames to show for it, or a full memory card (or rolls of film), with precious little fishing. For this reason, I usually take more photos when I'm fishing with friends.

Here's a few of my shots from the past few seasons:

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Really nice to see this thread!

I've been fishing since I was old enough to carry a rod to the water, and fly fishing for the past 6-7 years. Coincidentally, fly fishing is what brought me into photography...though often I find that I have to make a conscious decision to focus on one or the other while I'm out, and I usually end up with either a day full of fishing, with 3-4 frames to show for it, or a full memory card (or rolls of film), with precious little fishing. For this reason, I usually take more photos when I'm fishing with friends.

Here's a few of my shots from the past few seasons:

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Yeah, nice flies!
 
Dave,

Have you found your way to NGTO?

Yes, I did, thank you...but sadly, being a caregiver whilst surviving strokes, botched surgeries and such, I haven't even had time to visit the forum, much less fish.:mad:

I would go in a second if I had someone to relieve me for a few hours!
 
Brad,

I'm not far from you...just east of Pittsburgh. Lots of beautiful streams up your way.

Dave,

Definitely check it out when you get the chance. They even have a small section dedicated to photography. I'm not from anywhere near GA, but I originally showed up there for the photography talk, and stuck around for the community. Obviously, like any forum, it has it's drawbacks, and since it's not a local site, I find it easier to go weeks/months without visiting...but I always keep tabs on it and check it out when I feel so inclined.
 
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