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Tag Archives: bald eagle
Even the Eagle Says
Even the eagle says, “The fishing’s tough out there; the ice is on the water and the sun has gone away. It’s time to adapt, or fly. Venison isn’t bad. A frozen roadkill or a carcass with a bullet in … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, bald eagle, bonfire, light and shadow, venison, walt franklin poetry, winter landscape, Winter Solstice
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The Cedar Run Experience, Part 6
Lately my Cedar Run experiences have been tied to events occurring at nearby Slate Run, Pennsylvania. They won’t always be so linked. Next spring I hope to make my Cedar Run visits more solidly focused on that beautiful stream. On … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn fly-fishing, bald eagle, Cedar Run, mapping, Pine Creek, Slate Run, The Cedar Run Experience, wild brown trout
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Greys, and Greens, and Sulphurs Too
The bright, cool weather felt good when I arrived at Kettle Creek for my tradition of fishing this quality trout stream on the long holiday weekend. The upper Kettle in northern Pennsylvania seemed in fine shape following a bit of … Continue reading
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Tagged bald eagle, brook trout, dry fly fishing, Green Drake, Grey Fox, Kettle Creek, small stream fishing, Sulphurs
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Seize the Carp (With Fly)
With the trout season in New York at an ebb, I stopped at the Andover wetlands one morning to have a look at the carp. Two young guys were stalking along the railroad track with bows for “the queen of rivers” … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover wetlands, bald eagle, carp on the fly, carpe diem, fishing for carp
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The Slate Run Odyssey, Part 6
As always, please click on photos to enhance image… At last report from my upstream hike along Slate Run, I had made it to the Manor Falls without seeing many trout. Today I continued the fishing but didn’t make it far … Continue reading
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Tagged bald eagle, Manor Falls, March Browns, Pine Creek, poaching, polygala, Slate Run, Slate Run Sportsmen
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