Golden Shiners are a minnow-ish fish, living in the same places as trout and bass. They’re related to carp, I think, thus think goldfish…but different. Think Inktober. #inktober
This is a Trout Fly, designed and tied by Ted Krueger. It’s a Wet Fly which means it goes beneath the surface of the water rather than floating on top. The hook is ‘bent back’ which means the barb is on top. It’s made from feathers and wool fiber.
Greyling is a fresh water fish that lives at high altitudes (think Colorado). It’s a relative of trout but has scales whereas trout do not. It’s painted at close to full scale. They’re quite colorful.
Rock Bass are warm water fish, This one was caught and released in Lake Adirondack in upstate New York. Pastels are a really good media when depicting the vibrant nuances of shiny, scaly fish, much easier for me to control than watercolor.
It’s summer and the Sun Fish dart about the warm shallows just off shore. There are several varieties.This one is a ‘Pumpkin Seed”, named so because of the distinctive red/orange ‘ear’ on its gill.
This is a popular fly pattern, designed to travel below the surface of the water after it has been cast. I don’t use a fly rod but a casting rod, instead. If I were to use this lure, I would attach a clear casting bubble stopped by a sinker ahead of about two feet of 6 pound test line to which the fly is tied. The bubble can be filled with water to add ballast, thus distance when casting into a lake or river. The lure will be slowly retrieved, then cast out again til the hapless trout spots and bites it.
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We up here to Goodwin Lake to fish in the summer. The elevation is about 11,200 ft. There’s deer and marmots there, eagles and crows. Elk are also around, but I’ve never seen one.
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Quillback Rockfish, watercolor on paper, 9×12″ 2018, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
This is a fish native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico, they can be up to 24″ in length and live to 95 years. Its biological name is Sabastes maliger. It lives in kelp covered rock outcrops with smaller fish preferring the shallower depths of the Pacific Ocean. Larger fish can be found in water up to 900′ deep.
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Pumpkinseed, watercolor, 2018, 6×8″, copyrighted with all rights reserved by Jean Krueger
These North American natives are commonly called Pumpkinseeds because of the black flap at the edge of their gills.Lepomis gibbosus is included in the common sunfish family (Centrarchidae). They can grow quite large for a smallish fish (i.e. over 9″) but most that I’ve seen are from 4-6″. They’re the most colorful fish that is found in a warm water lake or pond. Bass and crappie are some of their fishy relatives.
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Desert Botanical Garden, watercolor, 12×9″, 2018 by Jean Krueger with all rights reserved.
This plant grows in a pot by the entrance to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ. I have to find out its name. I paint it for its shape and crisp silhouette.
Comanche Lake Looking East, watercolor, 2018, copyrighted by Jean Krueger with all rights reserved
I hike to go fishing here. This lake has great big cut throat trout.
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Brook Trout – Salvelinus fontinalis, watercolor on paper, 12×9″, 2018, by Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reserved
Brook Trout or Brookies or Salvelinus fontinalis are the ubiquitous American fish. They are native to this continent and thrive where water is cold and fast or cold and deep. They’re a favorite fish for the US Forest Service to plant as they have great sport fishing value, not too hard to catch. This guy painted here is full scale about 7-8 inches and is shown at full scale.
Royal Soft Hackle Wet Fly, watercolor, 12×9′, Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reserved
Royal Soft Hackle Wet Fly is designed an tied by Ted Krueger. It’s made of peacock herl, red chenille and.mallard flank feather, It’s painted ast a scale of 10 to 1.I will discount multiple purchases of trout and lure paintings, Please contact me.
Beaded Bugger, watercolor, 9×12″, by Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reserved, 2018
Beaded Bugger is a wet fly jigging under the water when it’s retrieved.. I painted it at a scale of 5:1. It’s designed and tied y Ted Krueger.I will discount multiple purchases of trout and lure paintings, Please contact me.
Clouser Minnow, watercolor, 9×12″, by Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reserved, 2018
This fly, designed by Bob Clouser, is used for any fish that’ll eat a minnow, that is bass, trout, pike and their ilk. It’s made from two colors of deer hair combined with sparkly streamers. It’s inverted, that is it is weighted by its bead eyes so that the hook is up. As a result it is less apt to get entangled in weeds as it is retrieved. Those who fly fish find it very effective in attracting fish.
Stimulator, watercolor, 9×12″, by Jean Krueger, copyrighted with all rights reserved, 2018
‘Stimulator’ is a classic trout fly pattern. It uses elk hair, wire and colored fiber.I’ve painted this example at a scale of 7 to1.Orivis describes is as an ‘attractor dry fly’ which sits up high on the surface of the water when it’s cast. It can be used in both slow and fast waters.
Spider – Trout Fly, watercolor, 9×12″, 2018 by Jean Krueger copyrighted with all rights reserved
Spider – Trout Fly is a wet fly which is weighted by its beaded head and sinks after being cast. It is a classic pattern and is painted at a scale of 5 to 1. Ted Krueger is the tier.
Fontinalis, watercolor, 9×12″, 2018 by Jean Krueger copyrighted with all rights reserved
This is named after the scientific mane for ‘Brook Trout’, It’s a wet fly and is shown at 6 times its actual size. Tied and designed byTed Kruger, Troy, NY.
Blood Sausage, Wet Trout Fly, watercolor, 9×12″, 2018 by Jean Krueger copyrighted with all rights reserved
Blood Sausage is a trout fly, medium in size. Iridescent, transparent film is rolled around the 3/4″ hook secured with golden pheasant feathers by wrapped wire. Ted Krueger designs and ties it in Troy, NY.
Blacknose Shiner – Trout Fly, watercolor, 9×12″, 2018 by Jean Krueger copyrighted with all rights reserved
This is nominally a trout fly. Due to its large size, 2 1/4″, it is also handy for landlocked salmon and warm water fishing. Its weighted head makes it a wet fly. It can be fished with both a fly rod or retrieving rod. The design is by T. Krueger.
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