Tag Archives: bamboo rods

Something Out of Nothing

Posted on January 4, 2017 by rivertoprambles

A ray of light shot from the December darkness that surrounded me for a while. My son Brent and Catherine Rothwell, from Warrenton, Virginia, were married on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington D.C. on December 23rd. The … Continue reading →

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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 →

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One Day in the Catskills

Posted on August 7, 2013 by rivertoprambles

With the long road to New Mexico ahead of me, I glanced back to Saturday’s visit to the 30th Annual Summerfest activities at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum near Livingston Manor, New York. Before arriving at the Center, … Continue reading →

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Mr. Hendrickson, I Presume

Posted on April 29, 2013 by rivertoprambles

All week long I’d been looking for Mr. Hendrickson, my personification of the great Eastern mayfly hatch. Because of the cold, wet spring, this first of the big mayfly hatches in the region was expected to be later than usual, … Continue reading →

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