Fly Fishing for Leopard Sharks in the Surf

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May 2010

pair of fly rods ready for action

Ready for Action

 

Malibu beach

Nice day to be on the beach, Malibu California

 

Antonio fly fishing the surf

My friend Antonio fly fishing the surf

 

Fly Fisherman fly fishing in the surf, having a great time

Casting over the breakers

 

Antonio moments after losing a leopard shark on the line

Moments after a leopard shark broke the line

 

Bill Brady fly fishing Malibu Beach

Bill with a shark on the line, briefly

 

Graham Owen with a big fish on the line

Fish On

 

Graham Owen fly fishing for leapoard sharks in the surf on the beach in Malibu California

My Turn

 

Beautiful Leopard Shark, caught, admired, photographed and released

I was thrilled to catch and release this shark, what a battle

 

Leopard shark on the beach

Beautiful Leopard Shark

 

Graham Owen with a nice leopard shark.  thank you Antonio, for grabbing my camera and taking photos!

Thank You Antonio for grabbing my camera, great shots!

 

gorgeous leopard shark about to be released back into the surf along the beach in Malibu

Such a Magnificent Creature

 

Leopard Sahrk on the beach in Malibu next to my Sage fly rod and Tibor Reiptide fly reel

Fly fishing the surf is great fun

 

Leopard shark

I need to snap a few quick photos

 

close up view of a leopard shark face

Amazingly powerful fish!

 

Thank you bill for holding the shark while I shot a few photos

I love the camouflage patterns and coloring

 

close up photo of a leopard shark eye

Close up view

 

Shark eye

Shark Eye

 

releasing the shark back inot the surf

Ready to be released back into the surf

 

black and white leopard shark portrait photograph

Leopard Shark Portrait

 

Fly used to catch leopard sharks on the beach

Shark Fly

 

Snowy Egret fishing on Malibu Beach

Snowy Egret Surf Fishing

 

Snowy Egret in the surf

Focused

 

Ruffled Snowy Egret portrait

Ruffled

 

Snowy egret fluffing its feathers on the beach

Perhaps he saw a leopard shark

 

Snowy Egret in flight over Malibu Beach

Graceful Departure

 

starfish on the rocks

Rocky Point

 

Fly Fishing a rocky point Malibu California

Malibu Rocks

 

Malibu Beach sunrise black and white

Clouds Roll In

 

Justin fly fishing Malibu

My friend Justin battling the surf

 

the surf

Dolphin Wave

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