SteveM

Well said, Smitty!

Great pics, Tex; was worth the wait... Pretty fortuitous timing on the pic of Ben & the jumper; awesome pic! Of course, you made the classic mistake of posting location & shots with too much identifiable background; next year you'll probably see several people fishing there... Looking forward to hearing how the bass fishing goes! Later, Steve

Spectacular trout! WOW!!!

Looks like lots of fun, Kyle; I'll bet those smallmouth were a blast!

Have a great b-day, AC!

I think there is a gargantuan bull trout under that log jam, & he caught the deer crossing the river....

NIIIIICE!!!! That is a chunk of rainbow, Jay; nicely done!

Yeah, as soon as Tom missed that putt on 18, I turned it off; checked back in time to see Cink hoisting the Claret Jug. Sure kept the tourney interesting, didn't it?

Great pics, Drew! That is a sweet bull; hadn't even finished digesting his last meal, & he's trying to eat another one!

Great pics, Jeremy! Sure looks like fun; I'll bet they're a riot on the fly rod!

Looks like fun, Gary! Absolutely gorgeous fish; thanks for sharing with us! Later, Steve

Yeah, & Eldrick Woods has to play the last 4 holes at 3 under just to make the cut! Whoda thunk?

My dog said to tell you to go _____ yourself! He ain't no stinkin' poodle! He's a Bichon-Shih-Tzu! (Not that there's that much difference...but, don't tell him I said that. )

Some great pics, dude! Particularly luv the first two. I like how you framed the creek between the trees in the first one; the second one is a real nice shot of a gorgeous fish. Nicely done!

Thanks, guys; Bear ain't a real dog, but he's a character & definitely one of the family!

...or, a fishing right up in the grass type day.

A FEW MORE: Feeding the kids; we have a little family living in one of our bathroom vents. It's been fun watching the parents bringing a constant supply of food to the hungry nestlings, and watching them teach the kids how to look for worms right after I've watered the garden... These next few pics show my goofy dog's reaction to a bug (callibaetis dun) on my hand... First, he turns his head away... Then, he snarls... ...and sneezes... Finally, he barks his fool head off... I guess, realistically, one cannot expect normal behavior from THIS dog... ...SIGH...!

Sunset from my back steps... Yours truly & 'bow... Some bugs: Found this one in the park at my kid's school; I believe it's 'Callibaetis ferrugineus hageni' female dun... Remaining pics were taken @ Lake Chaparral on Saturday. This honeybee was flying & crawling around while carrying this big piece of a leaf... Dragonfly nymph... Damselfly nymphs... The damsel flies were crawling up the rocks & docks; I even found 3 crawling up my flyline when I picked my rod back up after releasing a fish. The ones that survived the gauntlet of robins & sparrows flew away, leaving empty shucks behind... Peace out! Steve

Looks like a great vacay, so far, Tex! Keep us posted with plenty o' pics, please! BTW, I ain't never seen a frog with a tail before...??? I'm guessing it's an adolescent & the tail will fall off @ some point??? Have fun, buddy! Peace out!

Some great shots, man! That first pic is freakin' amazing! Colors are so vivid; nicely done!

I've never targeted bulls in Alberta, so I really can't help. If I remember right, you'll just be visiting Alberta for a while, right? If you remind everybody of that, maybe someone will realize you don't have the time to fully explore all our waters; then, maybe someone would PM you with some advice to help shorten your learning curve...

Wow! Those are nice, thick fish. Sounds like y'all had a great day; good on ya!

Pretty sweet cutts, Drew! Nice pics, man.

Great shots; thanks for 'strokin'!