Nature Pictures from Trout Streams, Page 38

First little grayling on the new Hardy reel.

Beautiful grayling brought to hand.

My girlfriend prepares to cast into a deep waterfall pool.

A decent grayling for this stream

This is one of my favorite pictures -- I think it really captures the character of the place. This is the view from the south of Sukakpak Mountain, a prominent landmark on the south side of the Brooks Range. The Dalton Highway winds in an arc around Sukapak, providing very different views from different angles.

Denali from near Murphy Dome. I don't know what the peculiar bright light is shining near the top of the mountain on the right side. It was conspicuous like this for several minutes. I don't know what's up there that would reflect sunlight (or emit its own light) and look so much brighter than everything else from 150 miles away.

Denali from near Murphy Dome. This was the clearest view of the mountain I've ever had from this far away (150 miles).

Trying for burbot. I've taken a few small ones on setlines in this eddy in the past, but never tried on rod and reel. There were no takers.