ofuros
12-06-2014, 11:55 PM
3 seasons is a looong wait between trout trips....:crying:
6hr drive over, I made camp under headlamp, insects fluttered around the source of the light.
Overhead slate grey thunder clouds, rumbled & grumbled, lit up with internal flashes of lightning.
In the camp clearing, fireflies flickered on & off, drifting like hot embers on the breeze....
Bleary eyed in the early hours, I took note of a heavy shower rat-ta-tap-tapping on my tarp,
then rolled over, warm & snug in my hammock.
A Kookaburra's iconic call woke me just before dawn, regular as clockwork.
Skipped breakfast. Packed, then drove a short distance to a small stream I know & love.
Soft & silent under foot, dark shady rainforest canopy above.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/015Medium_zps7518d076.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/015Medium_zps7518d076.jpg.html)
Slippery rocks & clay banks, wet ferns, downed tree's to go through, over & under.
Annoying Horsefly's buzzed & nipped at my exposed legs if I stood still for too long.
Trout were holding in the deeper pools....
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/031Medium_zpsc6d3e972.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/031Medium_zpsc6d3e972.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/033Medium_zps955f318c.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/033Medium_zps955f318c.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/043Medium_zps1344d6f7.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/043Medium_zps1344d6f7.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/055Medium_zps4ece110e.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/055Medium_zps4ece110e.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/068Medium_zps7a376669.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/068Medium_zps7a376669.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/074Medium_zps90156358.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/074Medium_zps90156358.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/078Medium_zpsd311b534.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/078Medium_zpsd311b534.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/097Medium_zps99a62e2b.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/097Medium_zps99a62e2b.jpg.html)
6hr drive over, I made camp under headlamp, insects fluttered around the source of the light.
Overhead slate grey thunder clouds, rumbled & grumbled, lit up with internal flashes of lightning.
In the camp clearing, fireflies flickered on & off, drifting like hot embers on the breeze....
Bleary eyed in the early hours, I took note of a heavy shower rat-ta-tap-tapping on my tarp,
then rolled over, warm & snug in my hammock.
A Kookaburra's iconic call woke me just before dawn, regular as clockwork.
Skipped breakfast. Packed, then drove a short distance to a small stream I know & love.
Soft & silent under foot, dark shady rainforest canopy above.
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/015Medium_zps7518d076.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/015Medium_zps7518d076.jpg.html)
Slippery rocks & clay banks, wet ferns, downed tree's to go through, over & under.
Annoying Horsefly's buzzed & nipped at my exposed legs if I stood still for too long.
Trout were holding in the deeper pools....
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/031Medium_zpsc6d3e972.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/031Medium_zpsc6d3e972.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/033Medium_zps955f318c.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/033Medium_zps955f318c.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/043Medium_zps1344d6f7.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/043Medium_zps1344d6f7.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/055Medium_zps4ece110e.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/055Medium_zps4ece110e.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/068Medium_zps7a376669.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/068Medium_zps7a376669.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/074Medium_zps90156358.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/074Medium_zps90156358.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/078Medium_zpsd311b534.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/078Medium_zpsd311b534.jpg.html)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac276/ofuros/Stream%20anatomy/097Medium_zps99a62e2b.jpg (http://s907.photobucket.com/user/ofuros/media/Stream%20anatomy/097Medium_zps99a62e2b.jpg.html)