On the water the dance starts




The sippers are up; I do as good a job timing the rise with a camera as I do a fly




But the blind squirrel stumbles across an acorn every once in a while; those 20k flows in late May have kept the weeds very manageable and even with 6x there's not nearly as much salad around as I've seen in the past and I get a few to the net




5 of these guys come roaring over the dam; no time to get to the 12x Canon, the phone has to suffice



Pelicans imitating the Herky Birds





Top water action shuts down around 12:30 and I'm not here to nymph. Hoping for some caddis action in the evening; pretty scenery but no bugs and no heads up




As much fun as the trikes are it's time to hit the road and head for greener pastures, literally




Somewhat more intimate surroundings