Below are two images taken a couple days ago high above Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho.
Baetis
Our temps have dropped and the snowmaking has started on Baldy (Sun Valley, Idaho) and there are still a few baetis and midges around and if you are lucky you may even find a fish or two feeding on top. Below is an image of a baetis trying to get off the water just after drying its wings. For a sense of scale, you could easily put 4 or 5 of these mayflies on your pinkie.
Fine Art Fly Fishing & Landscape Photography Prints
I just added a new page to this site enabling the purchasing of prints. Here's the link: here I will be continually updating this page. Also, should you want a print that is not yet offered on the prints page, just contact me.
I am using a local Ketchum, Idaho printer and will inspect, sign, and title each print. Each print is made to order so allow up to 7 days to ship.
Now is the time to order prints for the holiday season!
Frozen Boots
A rookie mistake. Frozen boots and late fall frost coat a wooden bench on the Silver Creek Preserve, Idaho.
Picabo, Idaho
Picabo & negative space. Late fall.
Center Pivot. Picabo, Idaho.
Here's a shot of a field and center pivot near Picabo, Idaho.
Kilpatrick Pond Project
Here are a few images of Silver Creek looking upstream and downstream from the Kilpatrick Bridge. These shots were taken today. Yesterday, as part of phase 1 of the Kilpatrick Pond Project, Silver Creek was re-routed (the temporary new channel is near the bottom of the Kilpatrick Pond) and the bottom of the pond emptied to begin work on the dam and the pond.
Silver Creek Diptych
Here is a rising trout diptych taken near Picabo on Silver Creek recently.
Pump Park. Hailey, Idaho.
We are in the midst of some warm beautiful weather that is slated to end soon. Here are a few images of my son Charlie from last night...
Trout Unlimited 2014 Calendar
The image below is featured in the new 2014 Trout Unlimited Calendar. Here's the link to the TU web site to order your calendar: Trout Unlimited
Picabo Sunset
Sunset. Picabo, Idaho. October.
Picabo, Idaho
Queen's Crown & Moon. Picabo, Idaho. Fall.
Camera: Nikon D3s
Lens: Nikon ƒ2.8 14-24
Fall & The Big Lost River
Mackay Reservoir
Despite our recent weather it is a drought year and the Mackay reservoir is below 8% of capacity and has left a lot of exposed lake-bottom. Below is a series taken today of the Mackay Reservoir mud....
Sun Valley Early Fall Snow
We have been in the midst of a lot of weather since the beginning of September and immediately after our fires. The Big Wood River jumped from about 187 cfs to 522 cfs and still has essentially zero visibility downstream of Warm Springs Cr. Even Trail Cr., which was not effected by fire, was blown out today. Here are a few images taken over the last few days.
Silver Creek Reflection & Rise Form
Fall is here with snow and rain and it's a bit cold and low clouds cling to the soft hills like over protective ghosts and dessicated chokecherries lay on the saturated ground and the air radiates with sage and earth.
Camera: Nikon D3s
Lens: Nikon afs ƒ2.8 80-200
The FlyFish Journal Issue 5.1
Big Lost River Callibaetis
Seeing Callibaetis on the Lower Big Lost River can happen. There is enough still water on the periphery and weedy slow banks in spots where they can be seen doing their frenetic up and down dance.
Fall Rainbow
Early Fall.
Beaver Creek Fire Remnants
Below are a few images taken today of a small portion of the burned area from the Beaver Creek Fire near Sun Valley, Idaho. This fire burned over 112,000 acres this August.
Camera: Nikon D3s
Lens: Nikon 14-24mm ƒ2.8