TMAs - insects, before the rain

[alanb_ct]

Took a quick jaunt this morning, mostly to look around and catch a few bass.

Started at the Farmington, and measured 69 deg water temp. I measured the temperature in the shade in fast water at 7am. I would think that this afternoon, temps will reach mid 70s. Lots of these insects (golden stoneflies) around, it's a pity the water isn't colder!



I saw a couple of splashy rises from small fish and people were fishing per usual.

Headed west to Cornwall, and measured 73 deg mid-morning. Some of the trout have moved back in to the refuges. Look at this big brown (24in) in the refuge, poor thing, blind in both eyes and very dark:
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MVI_0308.flv
I don't think this fish will survive for much longer.

Rigged up the 6wt and sinking line to fish bass. Caught six between 8-11in on olive/black bugger.

Lots of these insects (isonychia) around today:

[nutman]

nice post alan ,the picks are great ,that is the best insoncia Ive ever seen in a photo ! I still have to send you some nymphs sorry about that been going through a move and some things I send some out as soon as possible I feel bad about the whole thing . I throw in a insoncia pattern !

[FK]

alanb,

Great photos, which camera?

Regards,
FK

[AaronJasper]

Nutman,

Have things changed for the better?

FK,

Where have you been? Ready for the upcoming fall season?

[alanb_ct]

FK:

I have an 8MP Canon PowerShot SX100IS. The built-in macro does a great job. Thanks for the compliments.

[FK]

Aaron,

Absolutely buried at work, I should be clear by end of Sept. I still have 4+ weeks vacation time that I cannot schedule.

The project I am working on will ship to India and another group takes over installation.

Alanb,

Still considering the Pentax W60 camera, most likely next week order.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_Camera.html

Waterproof and most importantly,,,, the macro feature.

If I fall in with a Canon Powershoot SX, it is an instant paper weight.

Regards,
FK

[AaronJasper]

FK,

Watch out with that camera. I have dropped the last three and the LCD screen has shattered. Be careful as the camera is not shockproof. I k Olympus makes one that is shockproof as well as waterproof, which would be ideal.

[alanb_ct]

You may recall I had the Pentax Optio before the Canon and it was great (until I lost it!) Since then, I have found that cameras with lenses external to the body take better pictures. With the Pentax, I never found the underwater pictures to be that useful, but it was nice to have the camera mid-stream or in the rain and not worry. The Canon also uses AA batteries which is convenient.

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