Southern Sierra Fly Fishing - Kern River - December 2007

My friend Dean Endress enjoying a beautiful day fly fishing the Kern River in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Southern California

My friend Dean fly fishing the Kern river

Dean casting Czech nymphs to willing trout

Focused on fly fishing

The scenery in the Kern River area is amazingly beautiful

Friends Ariel and Karen fishing a nice pool

Close up view of a gorgeous looking Kern River Redband Rainbow Trout

Close up view of a Kern River Redband Rainbow Trout

Hot pink Czech nymphs proved very productive for luring and catching Kern River raimbows

Hot pink Czech nymphs enticed a lot of fish

Macro photo of a Kern River Redband rainbow trout face

Macro photo of a Kern River Redband Rainbow Trout face

The fly fishing for Kern River rainbow trout is great fun

Streamers also enticed fish

A hot fly !

This streamer pattern proved very effective

catch and release fly fishing on the Kern River

Both of us caught and released lots of beautiful fish

Kern River bow with a realistic stonefly in its mouth

Realistic stoneflies also worked well

Macro photo of a Little Yellow Stone Fly - Isoperla

Macro photo of a Little Yellow Stone Fly - Isoperla

Golden Stonefly posing on my finger

Golden Stonefly (Acroneuria californica) posing on my finger

large golden stonefy

Golden Stoneflies varied in size

macro photo of a golden stonefly face

Looks like this stonefly is smiling for the camera

A pair of Giant Salmonfly - Pteronarcys californica - stoneflies

Some of the Salmonflies were huge

Giant Salmon Fly's - Pteronarcys californica - in protective fetal position

Giant Salmon Fly - Pteronarcys californica -in protective fetal position

Black and White photograph of an American Dipper (Water Oozel) below a waterfall

American dipper (Water Oozel) below a waterfall

coyote patroling the shoreline

Wiley coyote patrols the shoreline

Late afternoon on the Kern River

Late afternoon in the Kern river canyon

Sunset on the Lower Kern River, fished briefly on the drive home

Almost sunset on the lower Kern River, fished briefly on the drive home

The Kern river has been one of my favorite playgrounds for over 25 years

Fly Fishing Photography
Kern River Scenery Photos, 2006

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