Oops...almost forgot about it

Wasted alot of time last season trying to get some good shots of fish approaching the net...not easy with one hand on the camera and one on the rod...especially when yer trying to get the fish in a.s.a.p. and not prolong it's distress for the sake of a pic. I did manage a few decent ones of the release though,and it struck me that the moment of release was far more pleasing on many levels.

So there we have the Feb theme.... 'Away ye go'



Stocks - August 2007



Malham Tarn - May 2007

both are good photos splash,but the 2nd one of the brown is a cracker.well done,

jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

I agree, that Brownie is a beauty.

This one might have appeared before but it fits the theme. It's a wild Rainbow that I took on the Derbyshire Wye being carefully released by John Tyzack who was guiding me that day. As it was a wildie, I think it must rate as my "Fish of a Lifetime"

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Roy

Agree, great photo, beautiful fish.

Same here, thats a cracker


I've put this one up before on the grayling thread but I like it so here it is again.





Western Isles Trout




Dorset Grilse


Andy

It certainly does fit the theme Roy...and great to see it again. Certainly,a fish of a lifetime. The Brownie from Malham was approaching 7 lb...I knew it was a 'reasonable' fish when it took off like a train and treated me to a few leaps and triple salko's... and I cacked myself for five or six miutes. 'Please please don't come off' .....I just sat in the boat after and smoked a couple of fags like a nervous wreck for 10 mins before I could fish again.

I reckon yer Rainbow to be a pound or two heavier than the Brownie...and if it fought anything like the biggest I've had out of the Wye (2lb)...then I'm pretty sure that your 'Tortoise factor' was pretty high too ! 'Nobody shout lettuce'

Such a thrill to see 'em going back and kicking for the sanctuary of the deep.

Great pics guys...keep 'em comin....

havn't got a trout return pic, hows this instead?

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Gary

That instant religous conversion

Always reminds me of when I was a lad and some girl was..shall we say, a little late "please G*d get me out of this and I'll never do it again"

JT gave that fish 10lbs but we didn't weigh it.

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Roy

where's the pike pic taken?

Ive not got much in the way of fish in play pics Scratch.... , reckon that'll be the task for this coming season...more action/leaping fish shots.....not easy though.Here are a couple of feeble efforts from me....





It wont be too long now before we are all "bent in" like this again,its been a long winter.....