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Tag Archives: Pecos River
Coming Off Montana
A couple of things announced their need for me to post this item. I was dreaming of another fishing visit to the western part of the country, knowing that it had to be on hold. Also, I had just finished … Continue reading
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Tagged bushwhacking, cutthroat trout, feeder streams, fishing trips, fly-fishing books, Montana, Pecos River, Rock Creek, trout dreams, wild browns
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Dry Blue
[preparing for an August visit to New Mexico, when weather conditions may be favorable, a fly-fisher looks back at the drought…] Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?– Aldo Leopold Dry Blue is both … Continue reading
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Tagged Alamogordo, Aldo Leopold, canyon fishing, desert life, Dog Canyon, Dry Blue, Pecos River, White Sands, wilderness
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Desert Willow/ Mountain View
1. A Milestone With post #100, Rivertop Rambles reaches a milestone of sorts. Looking back at more than nine months of blogging so far, I can say that it’s been fun and I look forward to the next 100 posts (knock … Continue reading
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Tagged Alamogordo, blog reflections, Pecos River, post 100, Rio Grande cutt, Santa Fe
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Rio Grande King
The last thing I expected to see along a headwaters stream in the Pecos Wilderness was another angler. There were mobs of them on the main stem Pecos down below Terrero where the hatchery fish were dumped, but up here … Continue reading
One Day on the Pecos
In a couple of months I hope to revisit northern New Mexico. Four years ago I enjoyed a fishing camp-out on the headwaters of the Pecos River in the southern Rocky Mountains. Beautiful country, wild and scenic. Last summer I … Continue reading