Monthly Archives: November 2014

Squonk Season

Posted on November 22, 2014 by rivertoprambles

It’s Squonk season in northern Pennsylvania, in the great forests near Cedar Run where I’ve been fishing of late. The Squonk was first discovered in the hemlock woods of the region in the late 1800s when exhausted lumberjacks would sit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cedar Run, crying, folktales/folkmusic, Genesis, hallucinations, hog of the forsaken, Jorge Borges, legendary creatures, Michael Hurley, northwoods, serpent, shape-shifter, Squonk, Squonk history, Squonk hunt, Steely Dan | 11 Comments

The Weekend/ 5 Classical Elements

Posted on November 17, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Earth: It all started Friday night as I drove home from my mother’s house. A fisher crossed the bottom of the gravel road– a dark super-cat-sized animal with a long bushy tail, a creature I’ve long suspected of living in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aether, Air, anti-fracking, bald eagles, deer hunt, Eagle Crest Winery, Earth, Fire, fisher, Hemlock Lake, nature's gift, The 4 Elements, the 5th Element, trout fishing, upper Allegheny River, Water | 10 Comments

The Upper Canyon (Experience 17)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by rivertoprambles

The mid-November sun was golden, low, and mellow with the news that winter hastened its approach. If I was to walk the upper canyon comfortably this fall, if I wanted to extend the distance that I’ve fished the stream this year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, caddis, canyon, energy, fly-fishing, fracking, freedom, nature, song, Spirit, The Cedar Run Experience Part 17, Time, wild trout, winter | 13 Comments

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 16

Posted on November 9, 2014 by rivertoprambles

In Which the Streamwalker Takes a One-Mile, 5-Step Approach Toward the Sources of the Run on Cedar Mountain… Step 1. First things first… When my son came up to visit home, we traveled to the Southern Tier Brewery in Jamestown, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abyss, beauty, brown trout/native trout, Buck Run, Cedar Run/Cedar Mountain, culverts, Daedalus, fly-fishing, Goethe, myth, Pine Creek, Southern Tier Brewery, Straub Beer, The Cedar Run Experience Part 16, wildness | 10 Comments

Big Trout, Good Marriage

Posted on November 5, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I know what you’re thinking– trout and marriage do not/cannot mix. Adding a trout fanatic to a “normal person” in a marriage plan is like tossing gasoline into fire. But wait. Let’s talk about the marriage of extremes, or of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brown trout, convergence, extremes, Fall Creek, Ithaca, Ithaca Falls, landlocked salmon, marriage, opposites, Santa Fe, wedding | 12 Comments

Messing About in Boats

Posted on November 2, 2014 by rivertoprambles

My friend Tim D. and I decided to fish the southern end of Keuka Lake in boats… In little boats… On the broad Finger Lake closest to our homes. We got there before daybreak on a Sunday morning with intent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Conhocton River, Finger Lakes, float-tube, fly-fishing on lakes, Keuka Lake, literature, Messing About in Boats, Mole, Pan, Pink Floyd, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, pontoon, small boats, Water Rat, Wind in the Willows | 15 Comments

Monthly Archives: November 2014

Squonk Season

The Weekend/ 5 Classical Elements

The Upper Canyon (Experience 17)

The Cedar Run Experience, Part 16

Big Trout, Good Marriage

Messing About in Boats

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