Favorite Fishing Shots of the Last Year

[Stu Hastie]

Just testing the water. Can I remember how to post?

Probably my all time favourite moment in flyfishing. My 9 year old son lands his first fish on fly.

How about a little mono?

[Zach Matthews]

Those are great, Stu. I particularly like the Spey casting shots with the line ripping free of the water. Some of the most beautiful fly casting there is–reminds me of snowboard shots.

Zach

[Stu Hastie]

Thanks Zach. I won the 2012 Gink and Gas photo comp with that one 🙂

[Jeremy Clark]

I’ll play.

Not really sure why, after seeing Jay’s submissions. Holy crap those are fantastic!

Looking back, I’ve taken a paltry few photos this year… I need to remedy that!

[Stu Hastie]

Love that top shot of yours Jeremy! Great perspective and colour. Looks like you spent some time down here in NZ too 🙂

[Jack Kos]

Fly fishing is a tiny world, Jeremy. Know the bearded one in your photos well.

[John Bennett]

[Zach Matthews]

Those are awesome, John. Love the underwater stuff. Is that a Union City skeleton reel?

Zach

[John Bennett]

Thanks Zach, the past year I’ve concentrated more on hunting than anything else. My editor has said more than once if he sees another grip and grin he’s going to scream :). So have picked up some UW stuff, and a few other things for a roaming studio and have trying to learn all I can about UW.

The reel is a Vintage Pfluegar 80 that I picked up to pair with my cane. Nice little unit
🙂

[Corey Kruitbosch]

Some seriously nice shots in this thread .. Kudos to everyone!

Few shots from this last year or so…

[Zach Matthews]

Sick, Corey. Is that the Railroad Ranch at the bottom?

[Corey Kruitbosch]

Thanks Zach .. Yeah, on the Ranch. What a beautiful place! Is that where you got your nice bow, from the top of the thread?

[Jeremy Clark]

Jack, I was with Lucas when he and Ariel dropped off some gear last year, I believe it was for a Cuba trip?

 

Small world, indeed! I’ll be headed back through Christchurch in early October.

 

[Zach Matthews]

Corey –

That fish came from down on Wood Rd. (or up on Wood Rd.? I’m not sure of the configuration out there). That’s Rene’s son Zach. Ian and Zach and I walked the cliff tops and spotted that one from above; I bailed down the cliffs and got below it and fed it a nymph while Ian conned the shots from up top. It ate on the third drift and Zach (thank God!) slid down the cliff face to help me net it. Those Henry’s Fork fish are so powerful and there’s so much moss in that section. I needed the assist.

By the way, how did you get up above that angler for that one shot?

Zach

[Corey Kruitbosch]

Zach … All the TroutHunter peeps are great! Sounds like it was a fun fish! Its always cool and more satisfying, imo, to catch a fish with teamwork!  The HF is a fantastic fishery with some really strong, and big,  fish that are tough to land on your own!

One of my fav shots from the HF last year … A cool team work moment! 🙂

 

Prob going to disappoint, but I took the shot looking down from a bridge. 😀

 

[Zach Matthews]

That’s still awesome, Corey.  Did you wind up taking that big trip we talked about in the parking lot that day?

 

Zach

[Corey Kruitbosch]

<div class=”d4p-bbp-quote-title”>Zach Matthews wrote:</div>
That’s still awesome, Corey. Did you wind up taking that big trip we talked about in the parking lot that day?

I dont think that was me .. Maybe Bry?

[Zach Matthews]

Corey –

You had like a big road trip planned with sponsorship from Patagonia as I recall–or maybe it was just a project? Is that going off?

Zach

[Corey Kruitbosch]

<div class=”d4p-bbp-quote-title”>Zach Matthews wrote:</div>
Corey – You had like a big road trip planned with sponsorship from Patagonia as I recall–or maybe it was just a project? Is that going off? Zach

That was Bry … I spoke to him. He said you guys talked about it at TH. 🙂

[Mike McKeown]

Jay, you rock!!

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