SteveM

"THE KARMA TROUT" This shot was captured by my 12 year old daughter, Becca; I think I'll make her my official fishing photographer! When I took our 10 year old neighbor, Josh, for a spur-of-the-moment evening fishing trip, Becca offered to come along to play photographer. We had fun, but the fishing was slow because of the high, cold water conditions. I decided to stop for a few casts at a favorite spot along the way home & was shocked to catch this 25" brown within spittin' distance of the bridge we parked at. He sure as heck gave my 2wt TFO a workout! I like to think this trout was 'karma' rewarding me for taking a kid fishing.

Maybe you should let the camera slip more often, Gil! Cool pic...

Happy Birthday, dude! Hope it was a good one! Peace!

Some great shots, Rick! Looks like you've had a sweet summer, man!

This photo represents several things that I hold dear. It shows a 25" brown trout that I landed on my 6 foot 2wt TFO fly rod on a small creek; an unexpected surprise that ranks right up at the top of my best fishing moments. The kicker, though, was getting to share this moment with my 12 year old daughter, Becca. She took some fantastic photos of this trout, then insisted on being the one to release it back to the creek; she was just as stoked as dear old Dad about this gorgeous brown. Here's Becca with the release...

Har-de-har-har!!!! You funny, Tex! BTW, I'm still waiting for the call from the Maury Povich show; I'm kinda with you on the DNA thing...

More pics: Becca... Not sure what this fluffy stuff is, but it looked pretty cool up close... Found these flowers beside the road... Didn't find any snakes (maybe they knew about the cold front that was coming???), but we did find this little frog... Northern Leopard Frog; kinda neat to find one of these endangered critters... Really cool-looking frog; made up for the lack of snakes! Another fun weekend in the books, y'all! Peace out! Steve

Hit some small water on Saturday; fishing was slow, but managed a few to hand in a couple different spots... Found these funky-lookin' mushrooms streamside. Anyone know what they are??? This lady hung out for a while at dusk... Watched the sun set on my way back to the car... On Sunday afternoon, my daughter & I headed to the Highwood to look for snakes; we usually find lots of them out & about on a sunny afternoon. Becca @ the Highwood... Showing off my newly chromed dome... There were hundreds of wasps along the shore, but they never seemed to pay any attention to us; this one floated in the surface tension for a minute, then flew off...

Sweet brown, dude!!! That's awesome!

Nicey-nice!!!

Thanks for the kind words, y'all! I figure I'd better spend as much time as I can with Becca before it's too late; she'll be 13 in a couple months, & I'm sure it won't be long before it's way uncool to hang with the old man!

Really nice 'bow, Kyle! Good on ya, dude!

Wicked pics, dude! Those are awesome!

Nice pics; looks like the Oldman was pretty good to ya!

I borrowed my handle from the most excellent TV show 'Arrested Development'; one of the funniest shows EVER!!! Scott Baio played a lawyer named Bob Loblaw. Try saying "Bob Loblaw's Law Blog" 3 times fast; or, "Bob Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb"-these are actual lines from the show. That's my story, & I'm sticking to it; do not believe anything Castuserraticus may say about the possible origin of my handle... (This has been debated before... ) Peace out! Steve

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I've come back to this thread several times to look at that brown; it's freakin' unreal. I think if I saw a pic of that fish out side the context of this forum, my first thought would be that it's some sorta tropical fish. If I caught that fish, I'd have a framed enlargement on the wall, for sure!

Yep, that right there is a mighty fine weekend, fer shore! Great pics; diggin' your sig pic, too!

Great pics, FNG; good lookin' bully!

Some sweet shots, DT; nicely done!

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Love your topic title; that's priceless!

Yeah, Peter knows I'm just kiddin'; it ain't a fashion show, is it? That outfit is from the "Utilitarian Collection"; it's what works for what you're doing!

Thanks for the kind comments, friends! Catching that hawg on my 2wt was an experience I'll never forget; having my daughter there to capture it on camera just put it over the top! Now to address a few of the comments... Jeremie: You will be hearing from Becca's lawyers regarding your using her photo without permission! Just kiddin', of course; she'll be proud to hear you liked it enough to use it. Rickr: I told Becca that you were mad about us fishing "your water"; she cried herself to sleep, thinking that we're not allowed back there anymore. I hope you're proud of yourself, Tex!!!! Troutlover: Just for the record, Becca took all of the flower pics in this post. Kinda funny, 'cuz she's been bugging me about taking pics of flowers; on Facebook, my sweet little daughter left this comment after an album with a bunch of my flower pics, " Nice flower pics, Dad! *cough*fruit*cough*" LMAO! Hawgstoppah: Thanks a lot; is there a cash prize that goes with that "Post of the year award"? Thanks again, everyone; I'm happy to be able to share this with people who appreciate how special this was to me! Peace out! Steve

Great pics, Jay; some sweet fish & pretty water! Thanks for sharing!