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Oct 21^st, 2009 at 3:13am

Ellen and I went fly-fishing on the South Fork this afternoon, and she got some shots of an osprey that landed in a tree across the river. Thought you'd like to take a look.

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She also got some nice pics of the fall colors of the cottonwoods, aspens, and chokecherry trees in the canyon. I'll put 'em up on this thread when she gives me the links.

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Lefty CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 759 Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #2 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 4:59am Nice pics George..BTW did ya catch anything with your fly-rod.. Lefty...!
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Kevin_M CH.com Sponsor Offline withered branches grow green again. Posts: 8754 Michigan, USA Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #3 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 7:48am I hear they evolved from using a fly rod millions of years ago. Beautiful color in the canyon.
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #5 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 9:18am Cool pics, but where's the pic of the fish you caught? Beth
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LadyLuv CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1495 Champaign, IL Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #6 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 10:55am Beautiful Pics George... LadyLuv
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Reply #7 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 12:25pm

Lefty wrote on Oct 21^st, 2009 at 4:59am:

Nice pics George..BTW did ya catch anything with your fly-rod..

Lefty...!

midwestbeth wrote on Oct 21^st, 2009 at 9:18am:

Cool pics, but where's the pic of the fish you caught? Huh

Beth

Errmm....

....The experience of fly-fishing is a contemplative, almost spiritual act. At times, it transcends the mere catching of fish.... Roll Eyes

Umm...okay...

We both had the skunk on us, all right? Hey, it happens.

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Reply #8 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 12:38pm

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....The experience of fly-fishing is a contemplative, almost spiritual act. At times, it transcends the mere catching of fish...

I completely understand George.

I tagged along on the last fishing trip to Kinkaid Lake. The guys didn't catch a thing, but I enjoyed being out in nature. Here's a pic (a little blurry) I took of a bird. I have no idea what kind of bird, but I enjoyed watching it on the water.
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Jackie CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Go For It!!! Posts: 5903 Goshen, IN Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #9 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 1:11pm Beautiful, George....I saw Osprey nests at your old stomping grounds, Potato Creek, but didn't see any birds. Blurred or not, Beth, it's a nice picture. Just being out there is fun even if you get skunked. Jackie
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #10 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 2:37pm Great Blue Heron, Beth. A little lighter in color than I'm used to seeing them, but it's a shitepoke, all right. Nice pic. Best, George
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #11 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 2:52pm Thanks for confirming that George. It is much lighter than the Blue Herons I see around my house, so I wasn't sure. It's wings were very blue while in flight. Beth
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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #12 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 3:00pm Beeyoutiful pictures kids. Thanks and good luck out there. Charlie
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Reply #13 - Oct 21^st, 2009 at 9:54pm

Great pics!

We have several dozen osprey nests near our home...such beautiful birds.

I too am a fly fisherman.

I am lucky to have a fishing camp on one of the best Brookie river in Ontario, Canada.

Here is a pic of the last trout of the season a few weeks back... a small one but typical colour for our river...I put 'em back mostly.

I currently hold the record for our stream at 16 3/4 " ...an unheard of size for a fast flowing stream in these parts where 9" is typically a good size.
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Reply #14 - Oct 22^nd, 2009 at 2:52am

Paul, I've always believed that brookies are brighter and more beautiful in their native streams, and your photo just confirms that.

The brook trout we see hereabouts were all planted (most of them back in the twenties). They pale to insignificance next to your gem-like beauties.

The trout in the South Fork are mostly wild rainbows (the McCloud strain, not the redbands that originally inhabited the river.) Some of the native bull trout (Salvelinus confluentis) still remain as well.

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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Osprey. (pics) Reply #15 - Oct 22^nd, 2009 at 2:24pm One more: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or I kinda like the lighting on this one. Best, George
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Reply #16 - Oct 22^nd, 2009 at 3:21pm

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I kinda like the lighting on this one.

Seems to give the slopes kind of a blue tint, getting the three major colors in the picture, red, yellow, blue, from nature.

I like brookies, too. Almost look festive. Nice fish. Grew up on a lot of trout fishing, brooks seemed a small minority among the rainbow and browns where I fished, elusive. Generally came up empty anyway.

Surprising how many times though you can be so eager to go back and trek through muck and thickets to get at parts of rivers to come up empty again and again. Roll Eyes

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