Thursday, August 12, 2010

SkyWatch Friday - Sunset after wrestling with fish.

Just got back from a sturgeon fishing trip with the sun setting on a beauful and memorable day.   Here the sun is setting over the Snake River below the JC Strike Reservoir near Mountain Home.


It was the end of a wonderful day when I caught the largest fish of my life.



See the full story about that at http://billschiessfishing.blogspot.com/.

See other great pictures of the sky at http://skyley.blogspot.com/.

24 comments:

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Wow! That's a great one (and the fish is really something too ;>)...Not being a fisherman (fisherwoman?) I don't usually go to your other blog, but this one is going to send me there.

Veronica Wald said...

Can you eat that thing? Whew!

Kim, USA said...

Oh wow!! That is huge!! That is what I am craving for fresh fish! ^_^ Happy Thursday!

DaveABirding said...

Nice catch.

Sylvia K said...

Wow!! That is ONE BIG fish!! And gorgeous skies to offer congratulations! Terrific shots, Bill! Have a great weekend!

Sylvia

D said...

Beautiful catch Bill!

Gaelyn said...

Oh Yum, sturgeon! The best freshwater fish I've ever eaten. And it looks to be a keeper size. How exciting. Plus that golden sunset. I've been to Mt Home ID but didn't get a gorgeous sky like this.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Incredibly huge fish! What an amazing catch! And love the colours in your sky too! Like a celebration!

Anonymous said...

Oh weee, great catches in both shots!!! You've done very well!

Shey said...

Holy Fish! That's gigantic. Such a wonderful catch. Add the beautiful scenery in there too. Happy for you.

Photo Cache said...

I guess you had fish for dinner!

What a catch - both the fish and the sunset image. And I also love your header pic. Fantastic.

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JTG (Misalyn) said...

What a big catch!

Your sunset shot is so beautiful and your blog header is absolutely perfect!

indicaspecies said...

Wonderful shots of a wonderful day!

Birding is Fun! said...

Those are some really cool prehistoric looking fish. I've seen them caught before and even tried for them myself a couple times. Congratulations! I have a brother in Mountain Home and that's only an hour away from where I live. Next time we'll have to meet up for breakfast and some birding...or fishing.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful sky and colors, Bill. A great capture of the sky and the fish. WOW, what a big one too. Congrats!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Delightfully beautiful SkyWatch image and then to top it off with that HUGE FISH! Can only imagine how thrilled you were reeling that wonderful catch of the day in...congratulations~ Have a great weekend~

Monts said...

Thats not a fish Bill, its a flaming monster, congratulations I don't think I would have even noticed a sunset after a catch like that.

Shirleyanne said...

Gosh! What a FISH! Bet you're glad you hooked that one!!!
The sunset is amazing. What a lovely way to end such a memorable day for you!
Enjoy your weekend Bill!

EcoRover said...

Hi Bill, great sturgeon catch. Hope we can conserve & enhance the populations of these dinosaurs so our grandkids can know them, too.

Arti said...

Wow... What a beautiful shot of the sun... Loved it!

Janie said...

Wow, what a fish. I'll bet you'll be telling fish stories about that one for a long time. And you won't even have to exaggerate much!
Great sunset photo, too.

Luuuuuua said...

superbe fotografii,bravo

penny said...

Wow Bill, that Sturgeon is enormous, congratulations.
It must have been quite a thrilling sight when you saw just how big he was.
Well done!

Splendid Little Stars said...

That is a beautiful sunset! Congratulations on that HUGE catch!