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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Headwaters Cycle (2)
The house in the hollow sits at 1600 feet above sea-level. The house has seen about 160 autumns, and the same house has been our home through thick and thin for 30 of those autumns. Ah, the midst of nowhere. “Franklin … Continue reading
Headwaters Cycle
[ A forthcoming series, the Headwaters Cycle, is intended to be a casual guide and introduction to the whys and wherefores of my rivertop region. As always, please click on the photos for a larger image.] One recent morning, while half … Continue reading
Autumn Journal: November 19
This is the day the salmon fisher comes to roost and thinks about his season passed. Autumnal reflections. Standing in Fall Creek underneath a bridge just two miles out from downtown Ithaca, New York, I watch the broad stream pour … Continue reading
The Slate Run Odyssey, Part 4
Beyond the Crooked Tree I found a couple of rock-lined pools with dripping sides. The Rock Pool struck me as a favorite stop between the Mowry Pool and the Two-Mile Hole, but despite some careful casting there, the trout weren’t … Continue reading
Autumn Journal: November 7
In the afternoon I fished the upper Allegheny River, the Delayed Harvest water, well up into the woods. The stream conditions matched the beauty of the weather, clear and cool, full and comfortable. And the fishing was good– a nice change in … Continue reading
The Slate Run Odyssey, Part 3
I left word with Jed at the Slate Run Tackle Shop. Today I’d be fishing Slate Run from the Mowry Pool up to the Two-Mile access. We agreed that six hours should give me plenty of time to fish the stretch. … Continue reading
Autumn Journal: October 9
I took advantage of a golden Indian Summer day to fish for brook trout in the Genesee River headwaters. I began at Orebed Creek, walking upstream through the forest on the banks of this little known stream. With a seven-foot … Continue reading
The Slate Run Odyssey, Part 2
The raffle sponsored by the Slate Run Sportsmen was for a damn good cause. The money would help support a project aimed at scientifically identifying as many of northern Pennsylvania’s wild trout streams (previously unsurveyed) as possible before time ran … Continue reading
Rivertop Rambles 