I was a bad blogger in 2011. I posted nothing! I lost enthusiasm, I guess... Anyhow, here are a few photographs from my year of flyfishing in 2011:
December 2010
I know 2010 is not 2011. I just had to include these photos, though:
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| Alison of the North |
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| Intrepid Alison braves the elements |
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| Scott readies the net while Alison plays another fish (and I continue to go fishless...) |
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| Quality time |
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| Yes, she caught several! |
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| Success! |
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| Jordan got a dandy |
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| Fire is a great invention! |
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| It was this big! |
2011
January
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| Don's new pram in the shop getting buffed up. |
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| January fishing is coooold! |
February
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| Yes, we are crazy... |
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| Scott and Trevor getting ready to brave the water |
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| Yes, it was cold! |
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| ZZ-Top flyfisherman |
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| A nice break from the cold |
March
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| Don's news pram ready for delivery |
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| Methow steelhead eat chironomids |
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| Nice Methow steelhead |
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| Mt. Gardner Inn, our Methow digs |
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| Savas and Angus getting ready for action |
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| Savas with a nice Methow steelhead |
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| This steelhead ate the dropper |
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| Perry's first steelhead, and on the fly! |
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| Chironomid at the tip o' the lip |
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| A clean Methow steelhead |
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| Jack helping a new tyer at the Tradex, an annual event |
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| Phil demonstrates retrieves at the Tradex show |
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| Don't drool... ;-) |
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| Ken takes a break from teaching new tyers |
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| Space Invaders, Canadian-style! |
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| Does it look cold? Good! It was! |
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| Rainbows like alevins |
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| Beer n' Wine (alevin) |
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| Brrr... At least the fish were biting! |
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| The cold was worth it. Scott's a happy angler! |
April
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| Spey casting master Simon Gawesworth at the Michael & Young Spey Clave |
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| Early season Sawmill Lake 'Bow |
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| While Lake Observatory en route to Sawmill Lake |
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| April also brought one of the highlights of the year: Barry's Grad Celebration Supper. |
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| Barry, Marie and the Big E |
May
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| Double-header! |
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| Nice May Rainbow from Roche Lake |
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| Nice Roche Rainbow |
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| Spratley on one of his last trips to Tunkwa. He loved it there! |
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| Don and Brad with a double-header! |
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| Don in his new pram with a nice fish at our new favourite lake. |
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| I think Don likes his new pram! |
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| Getting to the fave lake is not easy. Don gets his truck dirty. |
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| Some other guys have the same favourite lake... |
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| Gotta love a pram! |
June
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| The first highlight of the year: Barry receiving his Bachelor of Applied Science degree from UBCO |
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| Proud family |
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| Happy guy! |
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Seven Half-Diamond Ranch
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| Nice saloon! |
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| A typical Seven Half-Diamond Ranch fish |
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Shuswap Lake
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| Jim playing a nice one. I think he's enjoying himself! |
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| They were fat! |
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| Who cares if it's raining! |
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| A dandy (the fish, that is... ;-)) |
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Springvalley Middle School Fish Out
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| The Fishin' Magician |
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| A family affair! |
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| Waiting for a bite |
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| C'mon fish! |
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| Check out the size of this Tunkwa nighttime fireside guest! |
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| Good ol' Spratley. Rest in peace, my friend. |
July
Kettle River Trout Tagging
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| Jimmy looking for some fish to tag |
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| The lads after a hard day at the office |
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| A tagged Kettle River rainbow trout |
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| Angling-for-tagging is tough work! |
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| A self-portrait attempt |
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| Limeys! |
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| This one's missing its maxillary |
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| A Tunkwa fish in the algae |
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| Wendy's first fish of the year, and it's a nice one! |
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| Hmmm... I think chironomids are hatching! :-) |
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| Tunkwa bomber. 'See why we like to use the Kraft Dinner? |
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| Adult bomber |
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| Big shiny chironomid pupa |
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| This one ate a big shiny chironomid pupa (aka bomber) |
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| Sometimes the fish don't cooperate for the self-portrait... |
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| Ditto! |
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| Bloodworms were on the menu! |
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| This one cooperated (or my timing was better...) |
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| Mmmm... Sedges! |
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| This one ate the pupa! |
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| I love it when these guys hatch! |
August
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| My first Skeena steelhead |
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| Salmon fishing was good! |
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| Hu belts out a nice cast |
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| Check out the colour of that flesh! |
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| Hu the fashionista |
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| Nom nom nom! |
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| I'm glad we only met this fellow when he was behind glass! |
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| A nice Skeena steelhead |
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| Another nice Skeena steelhead |
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| Jack with a chromer |
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| Red Lake Brookie. They're fatties! |
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| Yum! |
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| Double-yum! I'm spoiled... :-) |
September
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| The second highlight of the year: Barry and Marie got engaged! |
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| I didn't expect to see this guy so early |
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| Thanks to BC Outdoors for the cool hat and hoody! |
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| Expert Vedder fisherman |
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| Yes, it's salmon season on the Vedder! |
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| Yee haw, a redneck (faux) wedding! See also this YouTube video and this one |
October
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| Shaggy and Shaggy Jr at the FlyBC Lundbom Fish-In - gotta love it! |
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| Those Merritt grasslands make me sigh... |
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| What a gorgeous lake! |
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| Boatmen were working! |
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| Another one falls to the boatman |
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| Scott nets an egg-eater |
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| A great way to spend a fall day |
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| A little fatty! |
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| Don leans into one in the morning mist |
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| Surreal fishing |
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| Success! |
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| A little fish karma bites back... |
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| Don lands a nice one |
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| Nice bull |
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| Jack fights his first Methow steelhead |
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| Jim at the end of the rainbow on the Methow |
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| What a beautiful river valley! |
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| Average Methow wild steelhead |
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| Springs spawning near some fish-counting traps |
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| Traffic and snakes don't mix well. This poor little rattler met his end on a bridge over the Methow River |
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| Nice looking run |
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| Nice little steelhead |
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| We like fishing! |
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| Nice Methow cutthroat |
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| A sweet river |
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| Cheers! |
November
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| Thompson steelhead on the fly. Love it! |
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| Green-Butt Skunk does the trick |
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| Joedy waiting for the grab |
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| Sean belts one out |
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| Fishin' buddies |
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| One of my last fish of 2011. What a great year! |
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| Hmmm. I wonder if the lake will be frozen? |
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| Yup, it's frozen! |
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| Gotta love urban lakes to save the day! |
December
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| Another prize! :-) Thanks Rodney and Dragonfly! |
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| Al, the steelhead maestro, and Zach with a late-season Thompson fish |
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| Zach leans into one in the Graveyard Pool |
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| Nice fish, Zach! |
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| So long 2011. Hello 2012! |
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