Photo Essay: Good Weekend (Continued and Extended)
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Hey guys –
I spent the weekend fishing with Ian Crabtree, who basically guided me the entire time we fished.
Zach, while I’m thinking of it: http://www.iffa.org.uk/dyinglines.htm
Great job Zach, I really enjoyed it! What do you do with your camera while your on a trip like this?
Good job men! Enjoyed the story and the photo essay!
Zach….photo #4 with Ian standing in the pocket water….cotton candy effect???? Did you carry a tripod or brace against a tree or sumpin’?
Hey guys –
Ian located a snowboarding-style pack which he uses for light packing trips such as this.
Looks like a very good time was had by all. I would love a good breakfast like that right now, of course, my waistline wouldn’t like it later. Those are some very beautiful fish!!
So my question is, does one fish and they other snap photos and visa versa?
I was on the verge of a heart attack when the indicator went under and Zach didn’t see it, no doubt a profanity was soon to follow if the fish hadn’t hooked up. Feild and Taylor will probably read that and either laugh or cringe at the thought of me yelling about missed strikes.
I really love this method of fishing – pure spot and stalk. The more I do it, the more I realize that it’s truly a miracle that any large fish with any sense are caught blind fishing in smaller rivers. I think I speak for Zach as well in saying that this is some of the most fun (and intense) trout fishing you can do. I love it.
Zach and Ian
Great expedition fishing story and nice teamwork. Ian, is that an 8wt you are lugging through the brush?
Bryan
Zach and Ian
Great expedition fishing story and nice teamwork. Ian, is that an 8wt you are lugging through the brush?
Bryan
Wow Bryan, good eye. That’s my 8 weight Xi2. I’ve been messing around with a chuck and duck rig for general trout application in freestones, but I think I’ve come to the realization that it will be better suited to big water, specifically tailwaters.
I set it up with a big sculpin pattern and a glo bug. I guess the streamer got cut out of the photo, but you can see the glo bug hanging from the tag end of a surgeon’s knot. I thought I’d be able to sneak some flies down into deeper slots that have overhanging brush that would tangle floating lines and indicators, but it doesn’t really work all that well in those situations.
Have to amuse myself somehow…Zach, I have fished that way many times and thought that might be the way. I have a friend that I fish with and he is impatient (often) and won’t listen to me and has spooked more fish than he has caught when fishing small streams.
Thank you for the detailed explanation!
Zach,
More clarification needed on the details of how you took the photo of Ian in the river.
Obviously you slowed down the shutter speed to get the “water in motion” effect but how did you do that without
a) getting a blurred Ian (it appears as if he is moving as well) and
2) keeping a crisp background full of details
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