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Trout Lives Matter

So the carp, posed briefly by the riverside before its release, said to me, and I quote: “So trout lives matter to you, as lives of all scales and colors matter to you, and that’s why you chose to fish … Continue reading

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The Greenwood Jumbies

Old Woodenhead at Christmas. It was time for Old Woodenhead to pick up the rod again. It was time to catch a fish at the waterfall and offer it to the frying pan of all his readers– if they weren’t … Continue reading

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Waterdog (1)

[“Waterdog” is a three-part narrative about a stream remediation project I initiated several years ago as a volunteer, along with the help of land owners, Trout Unlimited (TU) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Now, at … Continue reading

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The Cedar Run Experience, Part 10

I ate a bunch of Chinese fortune cookies, looking for a bit of wisdom I could use on my next fishing jaunt. The slip of paper with six “lucky numbers” might be useful– if I was a gamer who played … Continue reading

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Views From Dryden Hill Revisited

I was splitting wood early in the morning when the crows got rowdy. I put down the maul and glanced at Dryden Hill. The crow commotion was directed at a soaring eagle, species unknown at this point, but I took … Continue reading

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