Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Triple Divide (3)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by rivertoprambles

“The season isn’t open yet, is it?” I explained to the landowner at the Genesee rivertop near Gold, PA that the extended fishing season for his stream lasted till the end of the month. It was okay to fish, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brook trout, Genesee River, Genesee River branches, hydro-fracking, Triple Divide | 8 Comments

The Triple Divide (2)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by rivertoprambles

The day following my visit to the Allegheny River side of the big hill’s triple divide, I swung over the summit near Gold, PA and eased on down the Pine Creek headwaters. The southward flowing Pine (by some estimations the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged exploring place, PA Triple Divide, Pine Creek Gorge, Pine Creek headwaters, watershed divides, winter trout fishing | Leave a comment

The Triple Divide (1)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by rivertoprambles

In an earlier post entitled “Three River Rise” (12/19/11) I gave an introduction to a special hill in north-central Pennsylvania. The hill near Gold, PA is the place where three rivers are born, where three major watersheds share a common … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, bobcat track, Gold, native trout, PA, politics and place, Triple Divide, winter fishing | 2 Comments

Brook Trout and Beaver Dams

Posted on February 20, 2012 by rivertoprambles

Vandermark Creek is a trout stream feeding the upper Genesee River in western New York. I have fished the headwater section of the creek occasionally over a period of many years, particularly for native brook trout in the area of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beaver dams and ponds, brook trout, effects of beaver dams, Genesee River tribs, trout fishing at beaver ponds, trout stream ecology, Vandermark Creek | 16 Comments

Trout Flies Don’t Buzz

Posted on February 18, 2012 by rivertoprambles

Someone typed in the search term “i heard a fly buzz when i died” and managed to arrive at Rivertop Rambles. Somehow. I’m still relatively new at blogging and I don’t know too much about the “dashboard” goings-on behind a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Dying", "I heard a fly buzz...", Chagall, Emily Dickenson, Great Elm, Norway spruce, search terms, trout fly | 4 Comments

Catwalk, Gila Trout, and Caves

Posted on February 14, 2012 by rivertoprambles

During the severe southwestern drought in the summer of 2011, I had to change my plans to fly-fish northern New Mexico. Leighanne and I turned our heads away from the raging fires near Las Alamos and the threat to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aldo Leopold, Catwalk, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Gila National Forest, Gila River, Gila trout, Mexican grey wolf, Mogollon Mountains, painted redstart, Whitewater Canyon | 5 Comments

R.I.P., J.R.

Posted on February 11, 2012 by rivertoprambles

John Rezelman died in Bath, New York on February 10, 2012. You may not have known John or ever heard of him, but if you can think of an elderly gentleman friendly to the small-scale farmer and the artist, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged General Sullivan, John Rezelman, local history, poetry of place, Seneca flour corn, small-scale farming, Susquehannock bioregion | 13 Comments

The Great Harvest

Posted on February 8, 2012 by rivertoprambles

“Consider what a vast crop is thus annually shed upon the earth. This, more than any mere grain or seed, is the great harvest of the year. This annual decay and death, this dying by inches, before the whole tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birth and death, H.D. Thoreau, life cycles, natural transitions, the great crop | Leave a comment

Brookies at the Fracking Zone

Posted on February 8, 2012 by rivertoprambles

I recently spent a couple afternoons looking for brook trout near the Triple Divide. To fish northern Pennsylvania in mid-winter is a rare event for me, but the weather has been warm and sadly bereft of snow. The triple watershed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-fracking, hydro-fracking, Marcellus Shale, native trout, rail bed, Triple Divide, winter fly-fishing | 12 Comments

Crow Messengers: Get Back

Posted on February 2, 2012 by rivertoprambles

Crows have been drawing my attention lately. Driving along the Ridge Road in the afternoon I’ve watched hundreds of them feeding and cavorting over freshly manured fields. These most intelligent of birds, these common and adaptable, ubiquitous creatures seem a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged common crow, crow talk, David Gary Suazo, fly tying, W.W. Christman, wingless wet flies | 6 Comments