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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Place of Descending Rocks (DownEast)
The first in a three-part series that I’ll call the “Maine Special.” I’ve recently returned from an eight-day camping tour across the Downeast Woods and would like to share some black and blue reflections (fishing and otherwise) with you. Unfortunately … Continue reading
Night Flyer/ Test Patterns
I was looking past the evening hatch and peering into the night. At home, I was rereading Jim Bashline’s nightfishing book, subtitled “The Final Frontier,” and preparing for darkness. Bashline’s Night Fishing for Trout is probably the most absorbing read of … Continue reading
Self-Portrait of the Fisherman as Idler
What’s the matter, am I too lazy to write a simple fishing or hiking report this week? Do I have to resort to a “selfie” via an empty message board along the river? Okay, so guys just want to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldous Huxley, Doors, doors of perception, family, fisherman, fun, golf, idleness, labor, mule, music, nature, poetry, psychology, R.L. Stevenson, self-portrait, selfie, Wm. Blake, writer
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Beer and Brookies, Catskill Style
It was a fine August day at the Catskill Flyfishing Center and Museum’s “Summerfest.” Leighanne and I arrived there in the morning and quickly met our friends Leigh Smith, a blogger at FinFollower, and Tim Didas, a fellow fisherman from … Continue reading
Good Morning From the Lily Pool
Dear Everyone, Longtime Reader and Newly Arrived, I thought I’d post this in a different manner, as a “letter.” You’ll recall, no doubt, that a letter is a form of communication used in ages past, before the Dawn of Email. … Continue reading
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Tagged fly-fishing, kinks, letters, lily, mayfly, music, natural balance, nature, small streams, soul, sunny day, West Branch, wild trout
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Rivertop Rambles 