Fly Fishing for Leopard Sharks in the Surf

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

Fly Fishing Photography

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