“….. These are the guys who can’t feel their fly bouncing off of the river bottom, can’t notice the smolts pecking at their fly, and can’t tell when they’ve had a legitimate steelhead GRAB that would have deserved another several casts.”
#flyfishing #spey
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Two fisherman standing in a river waving sticks around like idiots. Beautiful scenery of a river and mountains in the background.
The rain took the day off. #pnw #flyfishing #river #photography #mountains
A creek winds through the woods under the blue sky. The lime green clear water reflects the surrounding trees and sky.
#SilentSunday
Valley Creek, PA
A pristine limestone creek near Philadelphia 😊
A beautiful day for walking along the creek 😊
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #Photography
A creek flows through the woods under a blue sky. The trees are still bare, but the banks glow with vibrant green grass. The water mirrors the sky and branches, while two geese dip their heads in perfect synchrony, tails lifted skyward.
#SilentSunday
Aside from a couple of geese dipping their heads in perfect synchrony 😊
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #Photography #Geese #Goose #Bird
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Madison River, Jeffers, Montana, photo by Todd Rivers for Montana Treasures®
#Easter2026 is right around the corner. The great weather right now probably behooves you to start #flyfishing your favorite rivers much earlier this year. Who knows?...Water flows, levels, and temperatures may get out of whack before you know it. Get out and enjoy #Montana #TheLastBestPlace soon.
Restacking another old post from a year ago. It'll soon be dry fly time.
#flyfishing #dryfly #trout #flytying
Aspects of a Dry Fly
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With the wind too fierce to fish, time at the vise with tunes works just fine
#flytying #ermergers #flyfishing #atthevise
Brown water catfish fly.
Anchovy Minnow -- where sente means scents make cents.
#flytying
#flyfishing
Finding some trout in the beautiful Olympic National Forest. #pnw #river #flyfishing #spring #mountains #photography
Great day on the river with Lake Erie run steelhead
#flyfishing #birds #flytying
A Ponderosa pine rises directly out of a tilted slab of exposed rock, its trunk anchored not in soil but in fractures—thin seams where time has opened just enough space for roots to press in and hold. The rock surface is hard, layered, and weathered, slanting downslope like a frozen wave. What little soil exists has long since washed away, leaving only grit and shallow pockets of dust. At the base, the roots are exposed, gripping the stone like fingers. They follow cracks and edges, flattening where they must, thickening where they can, widening their hold against gravity and wind. There is no depth here—only attachment. The trunk grows upward from this precarious footing, straight at first, then subtly irregular, shaped by years of wind exposure. Its bark is plated and furrowed, darker in this light, with rough, vertical ridges that catch shadow. Branches extend unevenly, some reaching outward into open air, others shortened or broken, likely lost to storms or stress. The crown is sparse compared to trees in deeper soil, its needles gathered in tufts at the ends of limbs, leaving much of the structure visible. Around it, a few other pines occupy similar positions, each spaced apart, each claiming its own fracture in the rock. The slope is quiet and largely bare—no dense understory, no grasses of consequence—just stone, scattered debris, and the occasional fallen limb. Above, the sky is uniform and pale, offering no warmth in the scene. The light is flat, emphasizing texture over color: the grain of the rock, the roughness of bark, the fine structure of needles. This tree is not thriving in the conventional sense. It is holding. Growing slowly, persistently, within narrow limits set by the rock beneath it. Every part of its form reflects that constraint—roots exposed, crown reduced, structure hardened by years of minimal water, shallow anchorage, and constant exposure. It remains not because conditions are favorable, but because it has adapted to endure them.
Happy #ForestFriday Everyone 🙏
This beautiful Ponderosa Pine clings to life on a near vertical slate outcrop above my favorite #flyfishing spot on the Smith River-Montana
#artyear #imageandverse #monochrome
“The trees seem to cling to the very rocks, as if rooted in desperation.”
Nikko Streams Open: First Tenkara Report of the Season
Article by Hiroyuki Ishii & Takashi Sakauchi
#tenkara #flyfishing #japan
Fly tying 20 years ago: 80% skill, 20% artistic flair.
Fly tying now: 10% skill, 90% squinting and hoping.
#flytying #flyfishing
I find that I am much more inspired to sit down at my vise and tie flies when it finally feels as if spring has arrived and reports of ice-free lakes start trickling in...
#kamloops #flyfishing #flytying #trout
#stillwaterfishing
A creek flows through the woods. The far bank is hilly, filled with bare trees beneath a partly cloudy evening sky. The area is still bright, and a shallow creek runs along the hills.
#WellnessWednesday
East Branch Brandywine Creek, PA
Not new to this creek but still learning it😊
Fishing opens in 10 days, just scouting spots on an evening walk😉
With my son in a new club this season (fields nearby), this might become my go-to🤔
#FlyFishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Photography
Madison River fly fishing apparel and cabin decor by Montana Treasures®
Madison River fly fishing apparel and cabin decor by Montana Treasures®
Apparently there's a television show called 'The Madison' that came out recently. Why watch the beauty of #Montana's #TroutCountry on TV? Come to #BigSkyCountry and do some #flyfishing on the real thing. Of course, come as a respectful tourist and go back with a souvenir from #MontanaTreasures.
Craft Fur Clouser Minnows. Got a couple patches of Rainys Craft and finally putting it to use. These are tied on a size 2 Gamakatsu SC15 and are about 2.5”. #flyfishing #flytying #saltwaterflyfishing #stripedbassonfly
2/ The older one on caddis dry fly patterns
#flyfishing #trout #caddis #dryflies #grannom
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One last restack of my latest post on Substack.
There's and older post on caddis fly patterns that goes with this. Look at part 2 of this thread.
#flyfishing #trout #dryflies #caddis #grannom
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Sanders Spider Flies
Article by Sander van Dijk
Here's a fly pattern that's as fun to tie as it is to fish and is surprisingly effective.
#flytying #flyfishing #tenkara
It's going to be dry fly time again. Here's a bit of heresy that might help you catch one or two more fish than normal.
#flyfishing #trout #dryFlies
Trout Riseforms
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A small creek flows through the woods, where bare trees stretch under the mostly cloudy sky. Along the banks, fresh green emerges, signaling the arrival of spring.
Northbrook
- tributary of Darby Creek, PA
Enjoyed some disc golfing in the woods along this creek instead of fishing. Nice weather for disc golfing 😊 Also, still no leaves and thick bushes, so easy to find the discs😏
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking
#DiscGolf #Walking #Nature #Photography
A restack of an older post that is quoted in the new one I posted today.
#Flyfishing #DryFlies #Caddis
Dry Fly Patterns - 3. Caddis Flies
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