Lost River Range. Early Fall. Idaho.
Sun Valley, Idaho Rainbow Trout
Below is an image of a beautiful Rainbow caught today under sunny albeit smoky skies. It's been super dry and windy too.
Rainbow Trout. Idaho. August 2016.
August Rainbow
Rainbow Trout. August. Idaho.
Big Lost River Rainbow Trout
A Big Lost River Rainbow takes a Baetis during a mid-day hatch
Dorsal Fin
Release
A rainbow trout being released. Early fall. Idaho.
Release
Fall Rainbow
Rainbow. Early Fall. Idaho.
Rainbow Trout. Early Fall. Idaho.
Sun Valley Spring Fishing
Below are a few images from the Big Lost River in Idaho. We had sun and snow and wind and baetis.
Lost River Rainbow
Lost River Rainbow.
Rainbow Trout Black And White
Rainbow. Early Spring. Idaho.
Camera: Nikon D3s
Lens: Nikon afs 80-200 ƒ2.8
Big Wood River Rainbow
The warm 50˚ weather is behind us--for now at least-- and we are in the more typical low 40's and blustery weather. It blew today and last night at lower elevations as hard as it has blown all year. Semi trucks were blown over on bridges near Twin Falls today...
Below is an image of a rainbow on the Big Wood River near Ketchum, Idaho.
Big Wood River Rainbow. March.
Big Wood River
It's Midge Madness on the Big Wood River, Idaho at the moment. While the water is a bit chalky in color from recent rain, it is improving in clarity daily and the dry fly fishing is very good. In lieu of fishing today I sat in a run with my camera and tried getting as close to rising fish as I could get without spooking them. Below are two of the images I took.
Feeding Rainbow. Big Wood River, Idaho. March.
A midging Rainbow sharks near the surface of the Big Wood River. March.
Fall Rainbow
Early Fall.
Lost River, Idaho
Rainbow Trout. Big Lost River, Idaho.
Camera: Nikon D3s
Lens: Nikon Micro ƒ2.8 105mm
Rising Rainbow Trout
Last November I was quite obsessed with getting images of rising fish at Silver Creek. The baetis thing lasted well into the month and there were plenty of beautiful days and many of which were perfect for baetis. Instead of carrying a rod I packed my camera. I am sure a few fisherman wondered what in the world I was doing. Below is an image that slipped through the cracks.
Nikon D3s & Nikon 80-200 ƒ2.8 afs lens
Rainbow & Foam
Here's a subtle shot of a rainbow cruising through foam on the Big Wood River taken a couple of days ago. Nikon D3s and Nikon 105 Micro lens.
Rainbow Trout Cruising Through Foam On Idaho's Big Wood River
Big Wood River Winter Report
Big Wood River Winter Rainbow
Nikon D3S & Nikon 35 f2 lens
Fishing on the Big Wood River recently has been exceptional. Lots of midges on the surface anywhere from 11:16 AM to 3:30 or so. The fish have been selective on the surface but at least they have been up and feeding. The nymphing has also been really good. Think zebra midges, girddle bugs, black anato mays, etc... But if you are thinking of heading out in the next two or three days you might want to check the forecast first. Looks like winter--albeit a little late--is about to start. Here's the forecast for 7 miles west of Stanley:
