Jim Foster
@jimfosterfish.bsky.social
Fly fishing, carp fishing, general fishing geek.
Work = tech & AI in media.
Keys player learning the organ (it’s difficult)…
Work = tech & AI in media.
Keys player learning the organ (it’s difficult)…
Autumn fry feeders on the march at Rutland Water! #flyfishing #troutfishing
October 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Autumn fry feeders on the march at Rutland Water! #flyfishing #troutfishing
Cracker rainbow today at Rutland Water on a small dry fly. Was a warm day so didn’t take it out of the water
August 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Cracker rainbow today at Rutland Water on a small dry fly. Was a warm day so didn’t take it out of the water
An aging trout.
Holding…
An aging trout
Holding…
An aging trout
June 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
An aging trout.
Holding…
An aging trout
Holding…
An aging trout
Cracker brown from Rutland Water on a small shrimp imitation
April 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Cracker brown from Rutland Water on a small shrimp imitation
In these very strange days, here are some trout pictures from a recent trip. Love a bit of fly fishing in order to relax!
April 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In these very strange days, here are some trout pictures from a recent trip. Love a bit of fly fishing in order to relax!
First trout fishing trip of the season on a boat at Rutland Water yesterday. Plenty of fish landed, floating or midge-tip lines and chironomid imitations (aka buzzers) catching most of them. Top fishing - loved it!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
April 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
First trout fishing trip of the season on a boat at Rutland Water yesterday. Plenty of fish landed, floating or midge-tip lines and chironomid imitations (aka buzzers) catching most of them. Top fishing - loved it!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
New fly fishing season has arrived here in the UK: popped out yesterday for a few hours & a bonny little brown trout has kicked things off nicely from my local Rutland Water.
Fell to a shrimp imitation; hopefully more trout to follow this year!
#toutfishing
#flyfishing
#trout
Fell to a shrimp imitation; hopefully more trout to follow this year!
#toutfishing
#flyfishing
#trout
March 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
New fly fishing season has arrived here in the UK: popped out yesterday for a few hours & a bonny little brown trout has kicked things off nicely from my local Rutland Water.
Fell to a shrimp imitation; hopefully more trout to follow this year!
#toutfishing
#flyfishing
#trout
Fell to a shrimp imitation; hopefully more trout to follow this year!
#toutfishing
#flyfishing
#trout
At a winter fly-tying evening. Am the youngest person here 😂
Have tied this water snail imitation and am now f’ing about with the magnifying glass thing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
Have tied this water snail imitation and am now f’ing about with the magnifying glass thing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
February 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
At a winter fly-tying evening. Am the youngest person here 😂
Have tied this water snail imitation and am now f’ing about with the magnifying glass thing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
Have tied this water snail imitation and am now f’ing about with the magnifying glass thing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
Old picture just found! Me in 1992 in New Zealand, outside the Turangi Smoke House, delivering a big Tongariro brown trout for smoking. And yes, it was delicious! (Though these days I would of course had released it - times today very different!)
January 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Old picture just found! Me in 1992 in New Zealand, outside the Turangi Smoke House, delivering a big Tongariro brown trout for smoking. And yes, it was delicious! (Though these days I would of course had released it - times today very different!)
The view from the back of my gaff (house for those over the pond!) yesterday morning…
When the horizon merges into the grey of the misty sky
When the horizon merges into the grey of the misty sky
January 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The view from the back of my gaff (house for those over the pond!) yesterday morning…
When the horizon merges into the grey of the misty sky
When the horizon merges into the grey of the misty sky
Beautiful, sunny, cold winter’s day today. And the first trout of the new year coming to the bank at Rutland Water!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
January 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Beautiful, sunny, cold winter’s day today. And the first trout of the new year coming to the bank at Rutland Water!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
Teaching the boy about fish! (Actual fish, not the vocalist who’s moving to the Outer Hebrides!)
He decided to call this one ‘Beast’, probably cause he’d just watched Beauty and the Beast…
He decided to call this one ‘Beast’, probably cause he’d just watched Beauty and the Beast…
December 26, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Teaching the boy about fish! (Actual fish, not the vocalist who’s moving to the Outer Hebrides!)
He decided to call this one ‘Beast’, probably cause he’d just watched Beauty and the Beast…
He decided to call this one ‘Beast’, probably cause he’d just watched Beauty and the Beast…
Two lovely rainbows for me on Xmas Eve from Rutland Water: can’t grumble! A lovely early present.
Happy Christmas!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
Happy Christmas!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
December 24, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Two lovely rainbows for me on Xmas Eve from Rutland Water: can’t grumble! A lovely early present.
Happy Christmas!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
Happy Christmas!
#troutfishing
#flyfishing
Throwback to various trips to NZ and fishing for the big wild browns of the Ngongataha stream, just outside Rotorua. Proper jungle fly-fishing warfare!
#flyfishing #trout #nzflyfishing
#flyfishing #trout #nzflyfishing
December 22, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Throwback to various trips to NZ and fishing for the big wild browns of the Ngongataha stream, just outside Rotorua. Proper jungle fly-fishing warfare!
#flyfishing #trout #nzflyfishing
#flyfishing #trout #nzflyfishing
A nice brownie for my friend, Mick, yesterday. I managed a 3lb ‘bow too, so a good winter’s day on the bank I think!
#flyfishing #trout #fishing
#flyfishing #trout #fishing
December 21, 2024 at 3:51 PM
A nice brownie for my friend, Mick, yesterday. I managed a 3lb ‘bow too, so a good winter’s day on the bank I think!
#flyfishing #trout #fishing
#flyfishing #trout #fishing
Lovely little brown trout caught yesterday evening from Rutland Water. Not the biggest trout I’ve caught there by a long way but its ‘silveryness’ (not even a word but hey!) makes it unusual. On a river could have passed for a sea trout!
December 17, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Lovely little brown trout caught yesterday evening from Rutland Water. Not the biggest trout I’ve caught there by a long way but its ‘silveryness’ (not even a word but hey!) makes it unusual. On a river could have passed for a sea trout!
Back in the summer when it was a bit warmer and the trout were hitting surface fry patterns…
#troutfishing #flyfishing
#troutfishing #flyfishing
December 8, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Back in the summer when it was a bit warmer and the trout were hitting surface fry patterns…
#troutfishing #flyfishing
#troutfishing #flyfishing
#carpfishing was a big part of my life between 1995 and 2015. Not so much now that I have a young son! Maybe again some day.
Here are some fish from Grenville Lake - one of the UK’s finest waters today… these fish though were caught in 2010. Wonder if they’re still alive!
Here are some fish from Grenville Lake - one of the UK’s finest waters today… these fish though were caught in 2010. Wonder if they’re still alive!
December 4, 2024 at 11:24 PM
#carpfishing was a big part of my life between 1995 and 2015. Not so much now that I have a young son! Maybe again some day.
Here are some fish from Grenville Lake - one of the UK’s finest waters today… these fish though were caught in 2010. Wonder if they’re still alive!
Here are some fish from Grenville Lake - one of the UK’s finest waters today… these fish though were caught in 2010. Wonder if they’re still alive!
A few years back now, but Cuba was / is one of my favourite countries to visit. Beautiful, friendly people and the saltwater #flyfishing is out of this world. Isla de la Juventud especially
December 2, 2024 at 9:44 PM
A few years back now, but Cuba was / is one of my favourite countries to visit. Beautiful, friendly people and the saltwater #flyfishing is out of this world. Isla de la Juventud especially
Miss New Zealand. The best #flyfishing #troutfishing in the world: if you can find the right river, away from pressure. Hopefully one day I’ll go back. Not been for 5 years now
November 27, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Miss New Zealand. The best #flyfishing #troutfishing in the world: if you can find the right river, away from pressure. Hopefully one day I’ll go back. Not been for 5 years now
Winter action for my mate Mick fly fishing off the 1km-long dam wall at Rutland Water, UK
#flyfishing #troutfishing
#flyfishing #troutfishing
November 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Winter action for my mate Mick fly fishing off the 1km-long dam wall at Rutland Water, UK
#flyfishing #troutfishing
#flyfishing #troutfishing
My other passion at the moment: learning these things. Just when you think you can play something, you try and add the bass via pedals. And it all goes tits-up!
#music #organist #keyboards
#music #organist #keyboards
November 25, 2024 at 3:30 PM
My other passion at the moment: learning these things. Just when you think you can play something, you try and add the bass via pedals. And it all goes tits-up!
#music #organist #keyboards
#music #organist #keyboards
Winter fly fishing from the bank at Rutland Water can be challenging - but hit it right, and you can catch on dries even when it’s freezing cold. Some catches here from this winter so far!
#flyfishing #troutfishing #dryfly
#flyfishing #troutfishing #dryfly
November 25, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Winter fly fishing from the bank at Rutland Water can be challenging - but hit it right, and you can catch on dries even when it’s freezing cold. Some catches here from this winter so far!
#flyfishing #troutfishing #dryfly
#flyfishing #troutfishing #dryfly