Tag Archives: music

Set ‘Em Up, (Brookie) Joe

Posted on April 24, 2019 by rivertoprambles

It was a busy but relaxing 10-day visit. From the fishing dead-start in Virginia (reported in previous post), the action heated up. Brookie Joe managed to fish and push beyond his usual boundaries, casting over Shenandoah Park’s Staunton, Conway, Rose, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Hunting Creek, Blackwater Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Brookie Joe, Chesapeake Bay, Earth Day, fly-fishing, Harriet Tubman, hiking, music, Pink Floyd, Sauceerful of Secrets, Shenandoah Nat'l Park, wild trout, wildlife, writing | 8 Comments

Over the Brow of Winter’s Hill

Posted on January 9, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Tim and I got out on New Year’s Day, resuming our tradition of hitting the brow of winter right between the eyes. Eighteen Mile Creek was new to both of us. We’d known about it, and were thankful that our … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Eighteen Mile Creek, Genesee River, John Bartles, music, nature, Oak Orchard, poetry, skunk cabbage, steelhead, Thoreau, traditions, trout, winter fly-fishing, writing | 20 Comments

Between the Streams

Posted on May 10, 2018 by rivertoprambles

There have been a lot of ups and downs here since the last post on Rivertop Rambles. I spent six days fishing in the Blue Ridge out of 10 days in Virginia, boulder hopping, climbing streams like Cedar Run, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, between the streams, birds, Blue Ridge, brookies, family, fishing, hiking, home place, Monticello, music, the Residents, Time, Washington D.C., wildflowers | 18 Comments

A Different Kind of Fish

Posted on November 21, 2017 by rivertoprambles

I’m gonna keep this short because I’m on the road to Virginia. My title for the post does not refer to a species other than the usual salmonid that you might encounter here, but to a wild brown trout, modest … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brown trout, Captain Beefheart, climate change, environment, F.E. Thomas bamboo, individualism, music, nature, nowhere man, nymph fishing, photos, recovery, Spring Creek, upstate fishing, writing | 16 Comments

Beerfest/Salmonesque

Posted on October 24, 2017 by rivertoprambles

About 50 local and regional breweries, plus a few wineries and distilleries, were recently represented at the Swain, New York Ski Center, and the tasting was a lot of fun. To enter, you pay the equivalent of five six-packs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beerfest, brewing, Chinook, craft beers, culture, education, environment, fishing, fly-fishing, fraternity, friendship, John Bolger, music, nature, salmon, Swain, travel | 15 Comments

Monster Blues and Salmon, Too

Posted on November 21, 2016 by rivertoprambles

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 23 Comments

Bright Lines in a Dark Time

Posted on November 14, 2016 by rivertoprambles

Alright, I’ve taken deep breaths and tried to gain some personal balance. Hitting a bunch of trout streams, old and new, has been helpful, like a pill to ease a migraine. For months or years, I’ve had a few “bucket … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bigotry, blue lines, education, fly-fishing, hatred, Leonard Cohen, music, nature, peace, post-election, protest, topographic maps, wildness, writing | 31 Comments

New York 66er

Posted on July 6, 2016 by rivertoprambles

In June, Leighanne and I took a trip to the Albany area where I was to present an evening of poetry for the folks at the Pine Hollow Arboretum in Slingerlands, New York. The event wasn’t as boring as you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "River's Edge", 66, Christman Nature Sanctuary, Earth, fly-fishing, Get Your Kicks on 66, hiking, Kinderhook Creek, music, nature, Pine Hollow Arboretum, poetry, travel | 25 Comments

Genesee, the Rabbit Hole

Posted on July 1, 2016 by rivertoprambles

As America approaches yet another Independence Day celebration, I’m reminded that sometimes a chance encounter while fly fishing will unveil an interesting portrait of human freedom. A couple of weeks ago I was fishing yet another caddis hatch, the kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chance encounters, Demento, fly-fishing, Fran Betters, freedom, Genesee River, headwaters, Independence Day, Joe Humphreys, John Bartles, music, nature, photography, Rabbit Hole, trout | 18 Comments

Springtime Again

Posted on March 22, 2016 by rivertoprambles

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birds, deer, fishing, jazz, lodging, music, photography, Pine Creek, poetry, Slate Run Ant, song sparrow, springtime, Sun Ra, Will Christman | 15 Comments