A "model" posing for your tying pleasure

[Thwack]

Fishing was tough on the part of California's Fall River where I was today. Folks that know the river were worried the lack of plants in the water would hurt the fishing (lots of silt and the water even looked a little murky instead of its usual crystal clear).

I was able to find some bug life in the water though...and I love sticking my camera underwater to snap pictures (much easier than trying to remember the details later when I'm trying to figure out what flies to tie for future trips).

I figured I'd share the best pic of the day for anybody that wants a live model for their future nymph tying...



(if you open the image in a new window and edit the URL to replace the "M" just before ".jpg" with "O" [oh, not zero] and you can see the original, full size version...takes longer to download but shows more detail).