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Glorious pale winter sunshine on an expanse of stillwater. Add the knowledge that it contains big Rainbows and it becomes mesmerizing and addictive....
A mid day midge hatch, complete with picky, skittish Trout. But one fish obliged.......
I've taken to gentleman's morning starts in mid-winter, but to be honest I miss this.....
This thing...with a parasol midge strapped about 5 ft ahead of it, and dead drifted... đź‘Ś
Mild weather, good coffee, and a few Trout sight fished. đź‘Ś
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Nice fish!
October 29, 2014 at 5:55 pm
It was. Thank you Howard. After a strong run, it came straight at me, and I let the line go slack like a rank amateur, but I was lucky. When I retrieved all the loose line it was still hooked!
October 29, 2014 at 9:23 pm
Rainbow, fly, net, and hand– a nice balance in this photo!
October 28, 2014 at 11:30 pm
Thanks Walt. It was a quick picture taken with one hand while I held it in the other. I have many blurred ones like that, but every once in a while one manages to pull off a half decent picture.
October 29, 2014 at 9:25 pm