Tag Archives: beer

Ruminations (Salmon River)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by rivertoprambles

I had sworn off October visits to the Salmon River long ago, but when a friend invites me to go fishing with him I do not decline unless I’m sick, already anchored to a schedule by divine authority, or dying. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beer, camping, Election, fishing, friendship, nature, politics, salmon, Salmon River, travel, trout, vote, wine, writing | 19 Comments

The Wild Trout Throw a Party

Posted on April 15, 2020 by rivertoprambles

I woke up around 3:15 a.m. with several lines of silly thought reverberating in my head. For better or worse, these lines may have given impetus for this latest post. One of them was close to a throw-away: “We’ve got … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beer, brown trout, Covid-19, crisis, dreams, fishing, home water, nature, party, recycling, small streams, wild trout, writing | 29 Comments

Welcome to Paradise

Posted on October 17, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Luckily there was no pearly gate to pass through, just a sign that read “Welcome to Fisherman’s Paradise,” a warm welcome to Spring Creek on a cool October morning. Luckily for me, an entrance to one of America’s most storied … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beer, Bellefonte, environment, Fisherman's Paradise, fly-fishing, limestone creeks, nature, PA, pollution, Spring Creek, State College, stream remediation, technology, Walt Franklin, wild trout, writing | 18 Comments

Old Man Knows Good Beer

Posted on June 19, 2018 by rivertoprambles

The work week was winding down; I was standing at the check-out counter with a six of a favorite IPA, thinking of the fly-fishing prospects for the weekend and a slew of odd jobs that required doing before the long … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beer, birding, bobolinks, choices, fly-fishing, friendship, hiking, knowledge, nature, old age, Rocky Mountains, travel, whip-poor-will | 22 Comments

Beer and Brookies, Catskill Style

Posted on August 5, 2015 by rivertoprambles

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anglers' market, bamboo fly rods, beer, brook trout, Catskill Flyfishing Center, Catskills, Chester Rods, E. Garrison, fishing, Hoagy Carmichael, Joan Wulff, nature, rivers, Summerfest, tailwater, W. Branch Delaware | 25 Comments

A Brook in Sinnemahone

Posted on June 14, 2015 by rivertoprambles

It’s the kind of place you find near home, but only after years of trial and error. It’s the kind of place you head to for a day of solitude and beauty. You might go there for the birds and wildflowers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beer, brook, creek, fishing, fly-fishing, Gary Moore, going there, Jim Morrison, music, native trout, nature, saloon, Sinnemahoning, Spirit, walt franklin poetry, wilderness | 22 Comments

“The Older I Get the Better I Was”

Posted on March 8, 2015 by rivertoprambles

Waiting for the streams and rivers to be freed of winter’s snow and ice (I’m within a day or two of fishing once again!), I recently got a comment on a post concerning a long hike that began and ended … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alcohol, bar 'n' grill, beer, drink, Mad River, NY Yankees, paradise, relationships, River Street, self, tavern, urban renewal | 15 Comments

A Long Walk in Steuben County, Early May, 1983

Posted on March 1, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[Years ago, my brother Pete and I, along with a friend or two, would perform an annual rite of spring– taking a long, pathless hike over the hills and thru the valleys linking the towns of Canisteo and Greenwood, NY. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bar, bed, beer, Call Hill, Canisteo, headwaters, hike, Living Sign, party, sculptor, songbirds, Steuben County, Steve Lewandowski, Susquehanna, Town of Greenwood, walk, walt/peter franklin, wildflowers | 20 Comments

Off the Beaten Track But Going Strong

Posted on February 12, 2015 by rivertoprambles

[A bit of southern, rivertop non-fiction, though the names have been changed to protect the guilty. This is the longest post I’ve ever done or am likely to do again. At twice the usual word count, I realize that to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bar/tavern, beer, corn liquor, cowboy hat, fiction, friends, hog knuckles, humanity, interview, marijuana, non-fiction, progress, Rivertop metaphor, small business, wildness | 14 Comments