Nature Pictures from Trout Streams, Page 153

Thousands of big trout and salmon pass by here each year.

My biggest fish of the day, a beautiful westslope cutthroat trout.

This is one of the best-looking spots for a big trout that I've ever seen; all the river's current pushes food into one deep, narrow lane full of overhead cover and obstructions for fish to hold behind. I've not caught anything in the few times I've fished it, but I suspect that's my fault, not the river's.

All along this fertile river, cedar sweepers like these shelter small brookies, browns, and rainbows.

This beautiful habitat held some big risers that were too wary for me on one late July morning.

Yakima River from WA highway 10 near Teanaway, with rafters floating down.