Monthly Archives: March 2015

Passing the Founders’ Rod

Posted on March 29, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Some thoughts on what it means to pass along the Founders’ Rod (the fly rod on loan to me for one year by the Slate Run Sportsmen): At the spring meeting of the Slate Run Sportsmen at Slate Run, PA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coexistence, conservation, fly rod, Founders' Rod, headwaters, heritage, lovely reed, pass on, peace, Slate Run Sportsmen, split-cane bamboo, wildness, William Blake | 12 Comments

Good Morning, Steelhead (Wherever You Are)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by rivertoprambles

At last, on the first full day of spring, a day that followed an unusually difficult winter in upstate New York, I was out there fishing and moving once again…I felt like a steelhead, perhaps, off on a “swim” from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, blues, Cattaraugus Creek, Daevid Allen, fly-fishing, friendship, Gong, spring equinox, steelhead, steelhead fishing, steelhead weather, winter in the blood | 12 Comments

The Ghost in the Thresher

Posted on March 15, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Part 1/March 1st: Inspired by the new month and the slightly warmer temperatures (20s), I decided to climb Dryden Hill through the falling snow and see if I could reach the old tower behind the house once owned by Pete … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chaff, chaos, cosmos, custom threshing, Dan Redmond, farm machines, ghost, grain, Greenwood, historical societies, signs of spring, thresher, trout flies, winter | 21 Comments

Bamboo Rods and Prayer Flags

Posted on March 10, 2015 by rivertoprambles

It was a mild late-winter day. The morning sun shone brightly on the spring creek, and it felt good to be back on the water following weeks of northern hibernation. Oddly enough, I was the only angler in view. Granted, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bamboo rods, fly casting, Founders' Rod, God, nature, prayer, prayer flags, religion, Spring Creek, surgery, wild trout, winter | 16 Comments

“The Older I Get the Better I Was”

Posted on March 8, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Waiting for the streams and rivers to be freed of winter’s snow and ice (I’m within a day or two of fishing once again!), I recently got a comment on a post concerning a long hike that began and ended … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alcohol, bar 'n' grill, beer, drink, Mad River, NY Yankees, paradise, relationships, River Street, self, tavern, urban renewal | 15 Comments

A Long Walk in Steuben County, Early May, 1983

Posted on March 1, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[Years ago, my brother Pete and I, along with a friend or two, would perform an annual rite of spring– taking a long, pathless hike over the hills and thru the valleys linking the towns of Canisteo and Greenwood, NY. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bar, bed, beer, Call Hill, Canisteo, headwaters, hike, Living Sign, party, sculptor, songbirds, Steuben County, Steve Lewandowski, Susquehanna, Town of Greenwood, walk, walt/peter franklin, wildflowers | 20 Comments

Monthly Archives: March 2015

Passing the Founders’ Rod

Good Morning, Steelhead (Wherever You Are)

The Ghost in the Thresher

Bamboo Rods and Prayer Flags

“The Older I Get the Better I Was”

A Long Walk in Steuben County, Early May, 1983

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