Nature Pictures from Trout Streams, Page 2

A small brown trout returns to the clear water from which he sipped my tiny ant imitation on a hot August afternoon.

My girlfriend took this picture with my camera, and I'm not sure how she did it. Instead of being crisp and sharp it has a surreal look like an oil painting, perfect for the scene. (Edit in 2011: Now that I see this picture so high up on the popular list, perhaps I should point out that she's now my wife, so there's no confusion.)

My friend Ian throws a fine cast in a section of river that's open year-round. From the bridge, we spotted a very nice brown nymphing, but neither of us could get it to take.

A perfect brook trout.

An 18-inch Catskill brown trout.

This fish almost got me into the coveted "20/20 club." It's a 20 inch brown caught on sulphur-flavored Galloup's Cripple tied on a size 18 3X-fine dry fly hook. It's also my biggest fish to date from the Catskills.

I captured this sunset over one of my favorite holes.

This is Cairn's Pool on the Beaverkill, possibly the most famous pool in all of trout fishing.

Chunky male brook trout and the best fish of the day