Monthly Archives: July 2014

A Small Stream Summer

Posted on July 30, 2014 by rivertoprambles

With the rains and relatively cool temperatures this summer throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, small stream fly-fishing has held up better than it usually does at this time of year. Many small streams have enough cool water that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, G. Snyder poetry, hubris, micro-flyfishing, small stream fishing, summer fly-fishing, upper Genesee fly-fishing, wild trout | 18 Comments

The Yellow Breeches Round-About

Posted on July 29, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Instructions to the Round-About: Go visit your son Brent and his girlfriend, Catherine, in Arlington, Virginia. Appreciate the beautiful (and rare!) weather for Washington, D.C.– clear sky, cool air, and low humidity. You got lucky with this, Bucko. On Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adams Morgan, basilica, Carter Mountain Orchards, Charlottesville, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, fly-fishing, Great Falls of the Potomac, National Shrine, northern Virginia, Rock Creek Parkway, Washington D.C., Wild Wolf Brewery, Yellow Breeches Creek | 10 Comments

Coming Off Montana

Posted on July 23, 2014 by rivertoprambles

A couple of things announced their need for me to post this item. I was dreaming of another fishing visit to the western part of the country, knowing that it had to be on hold. Also, I had just finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bushwhacking, cutthroat trout, feeder streams, fishing trips, fly-fishing books, Montana, Pecos River, Rock Creek, trout dreams, wild browns | 20 Comments

“Never Felt No Fishing Blues”

Posted on July 20, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I almost called this post “The Soul-butter Fishing Blues.” Samuel Clemens used the term “soul butter” in Huckleberry Finn, but I think the term had a negative connotation, as when the king and duke defrauded villagers with their version of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BJ Sharp, blues, fishing blues, heartbreak, Karen Lovely, Love, Mark Twain, never felt blues, soul butter, Yellow Breeches | 19 Comments

The Home River News

Posted on July 17, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Every time I feel that I’ve neglected my home river this year, I pinch myself and say, hold on. Typically, I don’t get to fish the main stem of the Genesee in New York ’til late May or June because … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brown trout, cedar waxwings, Genesee River, home river, Light Cahill, midsummer report, upper Genesee, Yellow Drake | 13 Comments

In the Name of Trout

Posted on July 13, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I discovered modern music about the same time I discovered the joy of fishing. Since my age hit the double digits, I’ve had a lovely run with both. As a kid, I used to lie awake at night with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blues, Bluesbreakers, exploration, fishing, music, trout streams, Walter Trout, what'sinaname, wildness | 12 Comments

Cedar Run (The Jazzway)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by rivertoprambles

As promised, I returned to Cedar Run to cover that half mile of unfished water between the two pools known as “Blue” and “Little Blue.” Visiting the stream was my next step toward completion of an eleven-mile walk along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged albatross, bamboo rod, Barkley fly rod, Blue Pool, Cedar Run, jazz, Jazzway, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, The Cedar Run Experience #9, water music | 8 Comments

Ausable on the Skids

Posted on July 6, 2014 by rivertoprambles

The West Branch Ausable River, in the Adirondacks of New York, isn’t really on the skids, it just seemed that way the past few days. As the summer days heat up, the temperature of the river water naturally rises to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adirondacks, brown trout, Flume, Olympus, Shadow Rock, skidding, summer fly-fishing, Switchback Ale, W. Branch Ausable River | 14 Comments

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 8

Posted on July 3, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I got a late start on Cedar Run this year, but it felt good to return to my year-old quest of fishing all of this remarkable stream in northern Pennsylvania. My last visit was in mid-November when I broke a bamboo … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blue Pool, Cedar Run, Cedar Run Experience, freedom, imagination, Independence, mink, porcupine, wild trout, wildness | 16 Comments