Tag Archives: mayflies

Spinners, the Final Stage

Posted on May 21, 2020 by rivertoprambles

“Spinners” form the fourth and final stage in the life cycle of a mayfly. The aquatic insect lives through egg, nymph, adult (dun), and spinner stages. The adult typically rises from the stream as nature says, “It’s time to mate.” … Continue reading →

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Ephemera: the Eco-Myths

Posted on June 16, 2019 by rivertoprambles

1/   From mayfly egg to molting nymph, from deep channel into warming shallows, from the underwater shuck into floating dun’s regalia– the two-tailed fly… A few escape the charge of hungry trout, ascend into willows for the garb of … Continue reading →

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Good Days

Posted on June 1, 2017 by rivertoprambles

I prepared for the long holiday weekend by assisting middle-school students in the planting of flags at the gravesites of veterans and fallen soldiers. The Veterans Administration Cemetery at Bath, N.Y. is a huge place, with thousands of gravestones on … Continue reading →

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The Trout Addict

Posted on August 20, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Preparation: In the pre-dawn chill, he put on his old black hoodie and went to work. Three hours of sleep had not been nearly enough to make him feel well, but he thought of his Big Year on the Streams– … Continue reading →

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Rivertop Photo Essay

Posted on August 11, 2014 by rivertoprambles

An assembly of August moments, recollected in tranquility….        

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Glory Days, Kettle Creek

Posted on June 5, 2014 by rivertoprambles

The weather could not have been finer– a bluebird sky, a slight breeze comfortable while wearing a T-shirt and a fishing vest. This was the weekend I’d been looking for– with songbirds in the sycamores and willows, with tiger swallowtails … Continue reading →

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The Cedar Run Experience: Part 3

Posted on June 11, 2013 by rivertoprambles

[Apology: As I went to load the photos that accompany this post, my camera’s memory card went senile and defunct. Unfortunately I lost everything on it and could not use the photos I wanted. I had several nice ones of … Continue reading →

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