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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Mitchellsville Gorge, the Finger Lakes Trail
On a clear, comfortable morning in late May, Brent and Catherine and I rambled above the Mitchellsville Gorge, near Hammondsport, N.Y. The Finger Lakes Trail/North Country National Scenic Trail follows the rim of the gorge for 2.5 miles. We walked … Continue reading
Greys, and Greens, and Sulphurs Too
The bright, cool weather felt good when I arrived at Kettle Creek for my tradition of fishing this quality trout stream on the long holiday weekend. The upper Kettle in northern Pennsylvania seemed in fine shape following a bit of … Continue reading
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Tagged bald eagle, brook trout, dry fly fishing, Green Drake, Grey Fox, Kettle Creek, small stream fishing, Sulphurs
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Entering Wetlands
No angler merely watches nature in a passive way. He enters into its very existence— John Bailey. When I first read the above quote from a 2013 calender produced by Trout Unlimited, I thought, “Sure, that makes sense,” but then … Continue reading
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Tagged angling and nature, carp fishing, entering wetlands, Huntley Meadows, marshes, swamps, wetlands
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Above Slate Run
The high country feeder enters a tributary of Slate Run before dropping into Pennsylvania’s Pine Creek Valley. For years I’d been only half aware of this little stream on state forest land. I’d seen it on the topographic map but … Continue reading
The Cloudburst Council
Last weekend I attended the two-day Cloudburst Council, a gathering of poets and writers at the Gell Writers Center northwest of Naples, New York. The Cloudburst Council. But what’s in a name? It was a nice gathering of artists at … Continue reading
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Tagged cloudburst, Cloudburst Council, Gell Center, naming, Naples, NY, W.W. Christman, warblers, writer's retreat
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Wild Trout and Trillium Flowers
On Mother’s Day I crossed the creek and drove into the hills to see the one who’d brought me kicking and screaming into this world long ago. She lives alone now and requires daily care. It was my turn to … Continue reading
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Tagged brook trout fishing, mayflowers, Mother Earth, Mother's Day, native trout, natural symmetry, trilliums, wake-robin, wild trout
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The Back Country, Sinnemahoning
Large coyote pauses on an open slope. Looks down-valley at the human looking up. Coyote ambles off, into the woods, the wild. Small caddis hatch from the big stream, under deep blue sky, among the greening hills. Anglers stop on … Continue reading
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Tagged back country, brook trout, caddis, coyote, dry fly, First Fork Sinnemahoning, Sinnemahoning, wild trout
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Spring Journal: What the Trout Sees
For the previous week or more I’d been anxiously awaiting a good Hendrickson hatch, the mayfly whose appearance on Eastern streams and rivers has a tendency to produce good dry fly action on the surface of the water. Although the … Continue reading
Rivertop Rambles 