A large rainbow trout intercepts a drifting nymph, the white of its mouth clearly visible as it takes the fly. This is the “wink under water” that G. E. M. Skues so fondly wrote about.

A well-camouflaged cutthroat trout rises during a recent fall of D. coloradensis spinners.  The thin-water lie chosen by this fish allows it to feed leisurely and with little effort.  Click photo to enlarge.

The latest issue of Northwest Fly Fishing features one of my pictures on the cover…