Tag Archives: Allegheny River

No Room to Gripe

Posted on December 2, 2022 by rivertoprambles

Responding to my previous post about removal of the Klamath River dams, a friend of Rivertop Rambles, Tio Stib, responded favorably to the prospect of environmental change and also reminisced about his angling in the Klamath region. One of Tio’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, fishing, nature, Oregon, rainbow trout, Sand & Sage, Spring Creek, The Trails Beyond, travel, Western River Cycle, Williamson River, writing | 25 Comments

Fall (The Starred Horizon)

Posted on September 24, 2019 by rivertoprambles

I spent most of Sunday morning in the comfortable waters of the Allegheny River. I had little reason to move. The weather was perfect and the fish (both hatchery and wild) were rising in a long deep pool. For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, autumn, environment, finicky, fly-fishing, hatchery trout, matching the hatch, nature, personal narratives, salvation, selectivity, trout, Wiscoy Creek, writing | 11 Comments

Allegheny Spring

Posted on April 1, 2019 by rivertoprambles

I was situated comfortably on the stream again. I was casting streamers with the new split-cane rod until the stonefly hatch informed me that a nymph or dry fly might be interesting. To be out in the warm spring air … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, birth, environment, fishing, nature, poetry, renewal, resistance, society, solitude, Spring, stoneflies, Walt Franklin, writing | 16 Comments

Pictorial, Hikes in Shadow Land

Posted on February 12, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, environment, Genesee River, Greenwood, hibernation, hill country, nature, photographs, pictorial, Pine Creek, shadowland, Triple Divide, Winter hikes, winter images | 32 Comments

Old Woodenhead’s Wish

Posted on December 14, 2018 by rivertoprambles

[In this rapidly changing world of ours, I’m glad that some things are relatively stable and unchanging. For example, it’s December and the winter snow and ice are here again, and Old Woodenhead (my alter-ego of December’s Holi-Daze) has made … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, Christmas, environment, fly-fishing, headwaters, Nine Mile Run, Old Woodenhead, photography, Pine Creek, small streams, Wings Over Water, winter holidays, writing | 17 Comments

A Tenkara Treatise (or Something Like It)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by rivertoprambles

[Many readers of Rivertop Rambles will recognize the name, Bob Stanton. Bob has been a follower and supporter of this blog from its early years on down to the present. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him, first on RR … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, Bob Stanton, brook trout, environment, fishing, fly-fishing, hiking, history, nature, tenkara, tenkara rods, traditions | 18 Comments

Black Stones and Zonker Pie

Posted on February 21, 2018 by rivertoprambles

Adam Russo, from Lancaster PA, introduced himself by email, thanking Rivertop Rambles for being an interesting and informative blog. The young fly-fisherman offered to tie a few of his Zonker specimens that he’s found to be especially effective in north-central … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, environment, fly patterns, fly-fishing, friends, nature, Pennsylvania, Spring, stonefly, trout, winter fishing, Zonker | 18 Comments

Stream of Dreams #500

Posted on January 22, 2018 by rivertoprambles

I don’t know where I’m going with this. In a cold pre-dawn morning I need some kind of lift, a shot of warmth perhaps, another cup of coffee, another word to type on this computer. Do you ever feel that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, brown trout, destinations, dream stream, Driftless, environment, fishing, nature, post 500, reality, stream of dreams, Streamwalker's Journey, travel, Walt Franklin, winter dreams, writing | 28 Comments

Heading Off, December

Posted on December 5, 2017 by rivertoprambles

I revisited a favorite salmon creek on a chilly Saturday morning and warmed up slowly to a good day of casting with an 8-weight rod. I finally found a stretch of water where, surprisingly enough, the landlocks were as busy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, December, environment, fly-fishing, gifts, landlocked salmon, nature books, Streamwalker's Journey, Walt Franklin, wild trout, writing | 14 Comments

On the Rim of the Year

Posted on January 10, 2017 by rivertoprambles

With the air temp registering 16 degrees F., and with a mountain breeze cutting the day to a chilled clarity, it was too cold to fly-fish, but the prospect of an upriver hike seemed appealing. An afternoon sun broke sporadically … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allegheny River, Barbara Crooker, fisher tracks, fly-fishing, headwaters, hiking, memorial, nature, Pennsylvania Wilds, photography, poetry, Upriver Poetry Series, walt franklin poetry, winter scenes | 23 Comments