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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Earplugs, Turbines and Snobbery
Relative to other Octobers that I recall, this month has been drab and wet, with little change in the color of the foliage, and with few fish caught on my various ventures. Several highlights, however, come to mind and beg … Continue reading
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Tagged brown trout, earplugs, energy, environment, fishing, friendship, Kettle Creek, nature, resistance, salmon, snobbery, soapbox, social-economic class, wind turbines, writing
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Quonnie Pond (R.I.)
Quonochontaug Pond, or “Quonnie Pond,” as it’s known to many locals, is a salt lagoon (or lake) located in southern Rhode Island. The pond, with its 4.5 mile shoreline, became my touchstone for saltwater fly-fishing in the state when I … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic, birding, fly-fishing, nature, Newport, photography, Providence, Quonochontaug, Rhode Island, salt marsh, saltwater fishing, sanctuary, striped bass, Touchstone
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Autumn Run: Four Strands
1/ The first full day of autumn brought the usual blend of premonition and seasonal promise. I drove to Lyman Run, thankful for the sweatshirt on a morning as chilly as the John Cale tunes, like “Fear is a Man’s … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, fly-fishing, hiking, nature, Pennsylvania, photography, September, small streams, transitions, trout, wild, writing
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Rivertop Rambles 