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Tag Archives: beer
The Wild Trout Throw a Party
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
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Tagged beer, brown trout, Covid-19, crisis, dreams, fishing, home water, nature, party, recycling, small streams, wild trout, writing
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Welcome to Paradise
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
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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
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Old Man Knows Good Beer
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
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Tagged beer, birding, bobolinks, choices, fly-fishing, friendship, hiking, knowledge, nature, old age, Rocky Mountains, travel, whip-poor-will
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Beer and Brookies, Catskill Style
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
A Brook in Sinnemahone
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
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Tagged beer, brook, creek, fishing, fly-fishing, Gary Moore, going there, Jim Morrison, music, native trout, nature, saloon, Sinnemahoning, Spirit, walt franklin poetry, wilderness
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