Pictures of Fishermen (and Women), Page 11

My first westslope cutthroat!

My dad nearly broke a long troutless slump fighting a 16-inch rainbow in fast water. It spit the hook after a while.

Here I fruitlessly pound one of the best-looking holding lies I've ever seen for nice trout. I've never so much as hooked a trout there.

Put-in at Skilak Lake

My dad works his way through the shallows of a smallmouth river. The hole around the large boulder might shelter bass in normal water, but we floated this stretch during a prolonged drought and the fish had left the shallows.

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

Big rainbow (estimated 25") in the middle Kenai River. Our drift boat guide (Jeff from Alaska Troutfitters) had a policy that he holds the fish instead of the clients, which felt weird to me but is completely understandable given the diverse clientele and the amount of pressure on these fish. Mishandling by inexperienced clients could add up to a lot of mortality.