Desktop Wallpapers
A number of images captured over the years from fly fishing around the northwest. Some are straight photographs, others have special effects applied so they appear more as paintings than photos.  

Left click to view in a new browser window and then right click on the image and select Save as Background. Or to download the full image right click on the thumbnail image and select "Save Target as...".

New Additions
Afternoon Caster - An angler throws a tight loop from a custom hand made wood drifter

Purple Haze - Rainbow trout taken on a purple haze emerger. Two angles.
 

Rock Caddis - Rock encrusted caddis wait for their next meal to come by

Canyon Big Horns - Yakima River Canyon big horn sheep congregate in the lower canyon a few weeks away from mating season.

Current Library of Images
Rigged Rods - An assortment of rods await the river.

Cedar River Cutthroat - Juvenile cutthroat taken on BWO parachute

Cased Caddis - Caddis caddis cling to the river bottom, with appendages out waiting for nutrients.


Mayfly - A newly hatched mayfly lights for a moment.

Yakima Nymph - Rainbow trout in the net with a green variant of a bead head flashback hare's ear.

Yakima River - Low angle of river riffle section in the lower canyon near the Big Pines campground.


Cedar River - Rainbow trout fooled by a flying black ant pattern. Underwater shot.

Yakima River Lower Canyon - A drift boat glides along the Yakima


Second Meadow Anglers - Two anglers head for Slough Creek under clearing skies.

Cased Caddis Nymphs - A copper john-style nymph fly sits next to a cased and uncased caddis nymph.

Sepia Rod - Sepia toned image of a rod laying on creek pebbles.


Second Meadow Bank Foliage - Close up of creek side vegetation along Yellowstone's Slough Creek.


NFL Rainbow - A native rainbow from the North Fork Lewis landed and released near the confluence with the Muddy River. June 06


Backyard Frog - A diminutive amphibian tries its best to blend in the backyard flora. June 06


Upper Canyon - A picturesque bluff in the upper Yakima River Canyon.

Parachute Adams - A Yakima rainbow brought to hand thanks to a dead drifted size Parachute Adams fly.

Spring Skwala - One of the first of the season, a skwala stone fly basks in the early afternoon sun.

Lichen - Mother nature dresses the river side rocks in vibrant colors.


Clark Fork Hopper - A grasshopper alights on a fly reel and rod grip along Montana's Clark Fork river. A black and white and a selective color shot.
 

Rock Creek Montana - Two shots of a fly fisher in late summer on Rock Creek near Clinton, Montana.
 

North Fork Lewis - A group of friends got together in Spring 2004 to fish the North Fork Lewis River. A few wallpapers from the images of the day.
   


Blue Water - A brave angler rides his pontoon through a rougher section of the East Fork Lewis river in southwest Washington.

 
Evening Drift - A dark sepia toned shot of a drift boat at day's end on Montana's Big Horn river.


Pine Creek Angler - A Canadian angler works a dry fly by a beaver dam in wild northern Alberta.


Rod & Net - An angler bends the rod while reaching for the net in this sepia toned image.


Bamboo Curve - A custom bamboo rod curves under the weight of a big rainbow trout.


Painted Brown - Winter Big Horn brown trout with a watercolor effect applied.


Yakima River Canyon - Picturesque shot looking north into the farmlands at the beginning of the lower canyon.


Netted 'Bow - Nice graphic of a netted rainbow trout.


Sauk @ first light  - Sauk River bridge north of Darrington, WA at first morning light.

  
Snoqualmie 'Bow - Close-up of a Snoqualmie River rainbow.


Yakima County Brown - Head shot of a Brown Trout from Wenas Lake in Yakima County.


Yakima Fly Fisher - A lone angler works the river near the Umtanum foot bridge.

Downloads
A few downloads for your enjoyment.

Bear Creek Sockeye - Sockeye salmon return to Bear Creek. This AVI file shows two hook jawed males jostling for position with a female. AVI file approx 7.1MB. High speed access recommended for download.