Ghostie
Well-known member
OK so you guys got me into bugs now and I am able to combine three hobbies when I head for the local Southern California mountains.
Met a buddy up there a couple days ago to ride my motorcycle and catch some fish on my fly rod. They also always have tons of ladybugs at this spot and I thought I might try looking for a mantis here.
Here's some pics and their descriptions from that day.
This is my riding buddy Adrian scaring all the fish in the pool. He took his car that day too and was slow to follow me up the hill on my bike. Hehe
Looks like he's taking a leak but I can assure you it's a fishing rod he's holding there.
Since he was mostly new to the creek fishing thing I had to show him the ropes. He was using spinning gear and I was using fly fishing equipment so he had it much easier than me but he missed the only bite he had all day.
Me being a pro creek fisherman nailed one in short order on a home tied fly. A little 6-8" brown trout. I've caught hundreds of these back here. They get fat on ladybugs, shown later.
Since I had caught a fish and had to run more to a few places afterward, I decided to take a couple more pics of the scenery before leaving Adrian to a skunk (no fish caught = skunked) and riding back down the mountain.
Here's the rest of what I shot.
I kinda feel like this photo sometimes.
A shot of the skinny creek waters
A self portrait of me suited in motorcycle leathers while fishing and looking for bugs. Yup, I've officially lost it! lol
Met a buddy up there a couple days ago to ride my motorcycle and catch some fish on my fly rod. They also always have tons of ladybugs at this spot and I thought I might try looking for a mantis here.
Here's some pics and their descriptions from that day.
This is my riding buddy Adrian scaring all the fish in the pool. He took his car that day too and was slow to follow me up the hill on my bike. Hehe
Looks like he's taking a leak but I can assure you it's a fishing rod he's holding there.
Since he was mostly new to the creek fishing thing I had to show him the ropes. He was using spinning gear and I was using fly fishing equipment so he had it much easier than me but he missed the only bite he had all day.
Me being a pro creek fisherman nailed one in short order on a home tied fly. A little 6-8" brown trout. I've caught hundreds of these back here. They get fat on ladybugs, shown later.
Since I had caught a fish and had to run more to a few places afterward, I decided to take a couple more pics of the scenery before leaving Adrian to a skunk (no fish caught = skunked) and riding back down the mountain.
Here's the rest of what I shot.
I kinda feel like this photo sometimes.
A shot of the skinny creek waters
A self portrait of me suited in motorcycle leathers while fishing and looking for bugs. Yup, I've officially lost it! lol
