Photo of a favorite lake or river...

[Otay Michael]

Being a photographic artist and painter, I love stopping and taking photos of the places I'm fishing. It's tough, as 'do I cast at dusk and catch another 6 # bass, as every third cast is netting me, or put the rod down and take an incredible, award winning photo'?

Here's one from Lake Baccarac, Mexico this past Feb.

[Otay Michael]

Otay Lake (S.E. San Diego county, 5 miles from Mexico), my namesake lake, where I grew up. This was a couple of weeks ago. Four pounders on buzzbaits, 2' of water, yippee.  

Click photo to enlarge, then again once it loads to 'super-enlarge it'. You'll need to scroll to see the whole image then. 

[Otay Michael]

Another Otay Lake shot, a month previously. 

[MrGiggles]

Front on Stockton Lake, taken last July.

 

[Otay Michael]

Here's one where I got my first French bass, in the Loire Valley region.
They exported them to Europe decades ago, bass are not native to there, nor Japan actually. 

 

Here's the whole series if you'd like to see more of the Loire Valley, France: https://www.seewald.com/france2.htm

[Flysmallie]

I don’t know if it’s a favorite but it popped up as a memory for today. 
 

[Quillback]

Here's one from Beaver lake.

[budman]

The first one is an unknown lake in Jasper National Park. Didn't fish it and don't know if it has any. Took a short kayak trip around the lake for a couple hours. The Second one is North Fork Reservoir close to Monarch, Co. at about 11500 feet and we hiked up to Islands Lake and caught fish in both of them. 

[budman]

This one is on the Piedra River above Pagosa Springs after a 3 mile hike. The wife caught her first cutthroat fishing dry flies for the first time. It was a great day. The second one was on Oak Creek above Sedona, AZ from a couple of years ago, on the river I first trout fished 40 years ago

[Otay Michael]

My brother and his daughter rented a houseboat here on table rock lake. It’s more like a mansion, unbelievable how nice they make these things nowadays on the higher end. I fished from shore and lost a nice one in the flooded brush, DANG. Almost had my first Missouri Bass today. It took my spoke with it. Well only had 8 pound test, normally would’ve fished 50 pound braid, was a cheapie Walmart purchase a couple days ago.. still fun.  Thank you Lord!