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Focus Pocus

Oct-23-2006, 07:39 PM

I love fly fishing! October has got to be my favorite time of the year to get out and pursue my two favorite hobbies... Fly fishing and photography. This year I spent a few days camping and fishing on some of Idaho's blue Ribbon trout streams. First stop was the South Fork of the Snake River, near Swan Valley.

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We spent one day drifting down the South Fork in our pontoon boats and fishing along 9 miles of heaven.

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Fishing was good and there were lots of these along the way.

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Floating down the river also gave us the opportunity to sneak up on some wildlife that we might not otherwise have seen from the road.

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One last cast on the South Fork, and then it's off to Sun Valley and the Big Wood River.

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The Big Wood is one of my favorite rivers in the fall! Lots of great colors and solitude.

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The Mayflies were hatching.

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And the fish were biting.

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The next morning we decided to get up early and try the world famous Silver Creek. This was what we woke up to. . .

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You know what they say... red sky in morning, fish take warning! :D

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This was one of the many Brown Trout that came out to play that day... and was released after a quick picture. . .

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Hope you enjoyed the trip. I sure did!

Regards,
Richard

Andy

Oct-23-2006, 07:41 PM

Stunning! Each one! Great story.

You made my night, thanks for sharing this journey with us!

:bow :bow :bow

BlueHoseJacket

Oct-23-2006, 07:49 PM

those are absolutely stunning shots...I like trout fishing, but have never mastered the art of fly fishing and I love photography, but I have not come close to mastering that. You appear to be a master of both...I am very jealous.

Sheaf

Oct-23-2006, 08:17 PM

Simply amazing shots. Thank you!

I was just in Idaho this past weekend and it didn't look nearly that beautiful where I was!

BeachBill

Oct-23-2006, 09:06 PM

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While all are simply gorgeous, these two are my favorites. Well done. :clap

ian408

Oct-23-2006, 09:06 PM

Very nice! Lovely colors too.

Baldy

Oct-23-2006, 09:21 PM

WOW!!

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Seamus

Oct-23-2006, 09:47 PM

Fantastic !!

Nikolai

Oct-23-2006, 10:02 PM

Looks like a great trip, too!
Thanks for sharing! :thumb

Art Scott

Oct-23-2006, 10:28 PM

:barbABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC:barb Tat is really something to get off work and come home to do a little dgrin'in and see those pic....will make for some fantastic dreams to night....:thumb

pug8

Oct-24-2006, 03:39 AM

Beautiful images. I like the second one with the waterfall especially.

I've been through Hell's Canyon of the Snake River, so I know that's a special part of the world. I'm glad you had a great trip.

Barb

Oct-24-2006, 04:47 AM

:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap Gorgeous photos! Gosh, we live in a beautiful state, don't we!!

Focus Pocus

Oct-24-2006, 06:24 AM

Thanks for all the kind words folks! I have enjoyed watching this Journeys forum and catching a glimpse of all your travels around the world. Glad I could contribute!

-Richard

DoctorIt

Oct-24-2006, 06:31 AM

wow! fishing and photos alike :thumb

my fav:
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chuckh

Oct-24-2006, 08:53 AM

Sweet! :clap :thumb

Steve Cavigliano

Oct-24-2006, 12:00 PM

HoooHahhh :clap:clap

Holy cow!! Just awesome. As Andy wrote, each and every one of them :thumb

This is gonna be a hard act to follow :barb:ivar

Steve

jthomas

Oct-24-2006, 12:43 PM

elfving73

Oct-24-2006, 01:04 PM

Absolutely fantastic! It almost hurts looking at! I just love the vibrant colors, and the scenarios! Man, I want to go there right know and catch myself a few steelheads!

Regards / Matty

Bob&Glennie

Oct-24-2006, 02:24 PM

Wow. Fishing is one thing and I love it but your photography is superb!!! I'm sure that Idaho is beautiful but I'm also sure that it takes a great photographer to bring it out and I love your work !!! :barb :barb :barb

Bob

Focus Pocus

Oct-25-2006, 06:40 AM

Wonderful photos of my favorite sport.

I have fished all over the West, but only the Henry's Fork in Idaho. Looks like you have a few other streams I should try!

p.s. is that a Green Drake on your Sage grip? Seems a bit late for those, but it's way too big for a BWO.

Thanks! Next time you are heading out to Idaho feel free to contact me for more info. As for the fly on the grip... I think it may have been the large Mayfly known as the Red Quill. It was probably a size 10 or 12. I didn't see many of them, but they sure stood out on the water when I did see them. FYI, it was the Baetis (BWO) hatch that ruled on all of the water I fished on this trip.

pathfinder

Oct-25-2006, 11:05 AM

Great series.

Aspens in the fall in the mountains are just glorius. Absolutely glorious. Maples are beatiful, but aspens are glorious.

I was too early this fall for the aspen color change. I won't do that again.

truth

Oct-25-2006, 11:41 AM

WOW!

Amazing pics. I love that area, have been through Swan Valley many times doing the SLC ~ Jackson Hole shuffle chasing storms. Impressive that you were shooting at such a high level of quality while fishing. Thanks for sharing these stunning photos.

saurora

Oct-25-2006, 01:59 PM

What a stunningly beautiful area! How cool that is to be able to combine 2 favorite hobbies, fishing and photography, plus get to see such great scenery along the way!!!!!!! I'm sure we ALL ENVY YOU!!!!! All fantastic photos too!!! :clap :clap :clap

Seneca

Oct-30-2006, 06:33 AM

Weather looks good for fly fishing...looks like you you're a pro at it.

Sean K

Nov-03-2006, 11:18 AM

Nice shots. :wink I'm going down to Idaho next summer for a wedding and of course I'll be bringing my rods. Now I can't wait. I can find bigger mountains, bigger waterfalls, and bigger fish without venturing that far, but there's something special about those rivers and fish. Thanks for the glimpse...
oh and, what flies were working? :poke

USAIR

Nov-03-2006, 04:05 PM

Awesome photos all of them.
Looks like a great place to visit and fish too

Fred

2X10D

Dec-24-2006, 07:36 PM

Richard --

You did a great job of showng off the great state od Idaho. I have fished and floated most of those myself. You did a great job of capturing what Idaho is all about.

Alan

JenGrace

Dec-25-2006, 04:07 AM

Really, really gorgeous spot. Great photos. I love the one of the eagle looking down at you through the branches. It's as if it's saying "How did YOU get here???" :clap :clap :clap

zoomer

Dec-30-2006, 03:18 PM

Beautiful photos. Excellent trout.
That trip had it all.
Super job on both areas!!

GraphyFotoz

Dec-30-2006, 03:52 PM

NICE!!! :thumb

Damn it I really miss my Flyfishing! :cry
2 years in a row in the Spring time it has flooded here.
Last time I tossed flies for Trout was 2003.
I fish at the Beaverkill in Roscoe NY.

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Elaine

Dec-31-2006, 06:57 PM

Stunning and breathtaking shots of Idaho! Very, very well done indeed!!

Elaine

Phyxius

Jan-01-2007, 10:07 AM

Wow! They're all wonderful, but
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This one is spectacular!

As is this one:
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And the fishermen in the one really show you how BIG everything is.
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Thank you so much for posting these gorgeous images!

Focus Pocus

Jan-03-2007, 02:40 PM

Wow. . . thanks again for all the kind words! I have not looked in the "journey's" forum in a while and was surprised to see this one back on the front page. Makes me want to get back out fishing again!

-Richard

Seneca

Jan-06-2007, 08:37 PM

Besides beautiful pictures...I must add this is definately one of the things I want to do before I depart this earth...I wanna go fly fishing, or at least go fishing in water as beautiful as this. Ok so maybe you're not fly fishing - but nonetheless - this looks fun. :ivar

urbanaries

Jan-12-2007, 04:03 PM

I've been on dgrin for a few months and this is my first visit to the Journeys thread. I'm dumbfounded. I'm not a fisher, but a former musky widow so I know your captures of the fish are serendipitous! You've ALMOST inspired me to go fishing with my ex again. LOL

And that pic of the eagle, no one has mentioned it yet but it completely took me by surprise...and then the next 3 after that were spectacular too.

Andy said it......each one is a masterpiece.

Focus Pocus

Jan-16-2007, 06:41 AM

urbanaries

Jan-16-2007, 07:12 AM

Thank you so much for the kind words! You could always go fishing without your ex. :D

Take care,
Richard

To be sure, fishing for musky isn't really fishing...it's sitting in a boat for 12 hours in really bad weather.