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Tag Archives: landlocked salmon
Heading Off, December
I revisited a favorite salmon creek on a chilly Saturday morning and warmed up slowly to a good day of casting with an 8-weight rod. I finally found a stretch of water where, surprisingly enough, the landlocks were as busy … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegheny River, blogging, December, environment, fly-fishing, gifts, landlocked salmon, nature books, Streamwalker's Journey, Walt Franklin, wild trout, writing
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Against the Dying Light
I won’t need to rage against the dying of the light, per Dylan Thomas and his fine poetics. I won’t need to rage because I’ve done all that (for now) in private moments, and my purpose here is really very … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, Black Forest, darkness, Fall Creek, fishing, Ithaca NY, landlocked salmon, light, luck, Penn's Woods, photography, poetry, rage, Slate Run, Sun, Walt Franklin
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Self-Portrait in Leaky Waders
I should have known better– given the first sign of wetness on the legs after fishing in Virginia, I should have read the writing on the porous wall. The end had come for my one-year-old Field & Stream waders. And … Continue reading
Monster Blues and Salmon, Too
The blues I’m referring to are not a giant saltwater fish. They’re a form of musical expression that I find quite useful for moving beyond a disappointing and even frightful political season this November. In a moment or two I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Head Todd, blues, Clemens Center, Fall Creek, fly-fishing, landlocked salmon, marriage, moonrise, Mud Morganfield, music, nature, photography, politics, Ronnie Brooks, sunsets, Thanksgiving, Willie Dixon
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The Crossing
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. –Thomas Paine All of the recent rain had made the anglers hopeful and raring to hit Fall Creek on a Saturday … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Cubs, Dryden Hill, elections, environment, Fall Creek, fly-fishing, hiking, Ithaca Falls, landlocked salmon, nature, photography, politics, Thomas Paine
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Landlocked(s)
I was heading to one of my favorite casting locations for big brown trout and landlocked salmon, wondering if the autumn run had kicked in following a decent rainfall. Recalling my tumble in the mountains last week, I was ready … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, brown trout, economics, energy, Finger Lakes, fishing, Hellbound Train deadstop, hope, Ithaca, landlocked salmon, music, nature, photography, politics, therapy, train
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The Sweet Flowing Waters
[The final installment of my three-part series called “The Maine Special.” From the West Branch Penobscot and Acadia we moved on to a campsite at Rangeley Lake near the village of Rangeley, in the northwestern corner of Maine.] The Kennebago … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 Best Places Flyfishing Northeast, bamboo rodmakers, brook trout, camping, Carrie Stevens, Hornberg, Kennebago, Kennebago River, landlocked salmon, Magalloway River, Maine Special, Rangeley, Rangeley Lake, Rangeley Outdoor Museum, Steep Bank Pool, Stimulator, vacation
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Place of Descending Rocks (DownEast)
The first in a three-part series that I’ll call the “Maine Special.” I’ve recently returned from an eight-day camping tour across the Downeast Woods and would like to share some black and blue reflections (fishing and otherwise) with you. Unfortunately … Continue reading
Big Trout, Good Marriage
I know what you’re thinking– trout and marriage do not/cannot mix. Adding a trout fanatic to a “normal person” in a marriage plan is like tossing gasoline into fire. But wait. Let’s talk about the marriage of extremes, or of … Continue reading
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Tagged brown trout, convergence, extremes, Fall Creek, Ithaca, Ithaca Falls, landlocked salmon, marriage, opposites, Santa Fe, wedding
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Finger Lake Salmon
Cayuga Lake, the longest (38 miles) of New York’s glacial Finger Lakes, has steep east and west sides and an average depth of 182 feet. On New Year’s Day, I accompanied angling buddy Tim Didas in a drive north of … Continue reading
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