Nature Pictures from Trout Streams, Page 182

One of the best casts I've ever made rewarded me with this 18 inch brown on a size 16 foam beetle. I had to drop a backhand sidearm curve cast across the gathering current in the tail of a pool to place the beetle over the large, skittish trout rising sporadically against a log across the river. It was more luck than skill, but rewarding nonetheless.

This 15-inch rainbow looks a little strange.

At the time, this 13 inch brown was my best trout yet on size 20 or smaller. It's fun to watch them take little dries.

Evening approaches on a Catskill river.

Small rainbow from a small stream.