There are numerous Fly Fishing related blogs that I enjoy visiting.   Many of them have  inspiring photos of trout and flies, and fishing destinations.  These images can be a nice escape from the suburbs, a brief journey to another locale, a small trip to Montana, Utah, Wales, Wisconsin or elsewhere.  So I thought it would be fun to use some of these photos as a jumping-off point for some sketches.

The first in this series, was inspired by a nice photo of some  Soft-Hackle Brassies from the Winona Fly Factory blog.  As a fly-tyer there is something so satisfying about looking at a neat row of newly tied flies, so full of hope and promise.  Just what you need in the dead of winter.

Soft Hackle Brassies by Anthony Naples, inspired by photo from Winona Fly Factory

Note: Sketch done with Sketchbook Mobile on an iPod touch, with some post-processing in Photoscape