Books by W Franklin
Blogroll
- A Family Affair
- Appalachian Mountain Brookies
- Bridging the Gap
- Call of the Stream
- Colorado Chelsea
- Costa Rica Living and Birding
- David J. Bauman
- Fishing Through Life
- FootHills Publishing
- Hanna's Walk
- Jet Eliot
- Landing in the PNW
- Naturalist Weekly
- OldPlaidCamper
- Slate Run Sportsmen
- the !n(tro)verted yogi
- The Literary Fly Fisher
- The Outside Bend
- Troutrageous!
- Wood Thrush Books
- Yeah, Another Blogger
Tag Archives: psychology
Quiet Silver Streams
Following a full week of hiking, birding, and visiting such places as the Genesee River Trail (WAG Trail, NY), the Golden Eagle Trail (PA), and the coastal trails of Block Island (RI), it was good to return from these rewarding … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Block Island, fishing, hiking, Izaak Walton, May, northern PA, psychology, self education, small streams, study, The Compleat Angler, trout, writing
14 Comments
Spinners, the Final Stage
“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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged fishermen, fly-fishing, friendship, Genesee River, mayflies, philosophy, poetry, psychology, spinners, the final stage, transcendence, writing
12 Comments
Shape-Shifter
My evening climbs up the seasonal roadway typically did not produce unusual wildlife sightings, but a recent walk proved to be exceptional. Before I reached my spruce and pine grove on the east side of the gravel road, I saw … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Asaph, bear, cougar, fisher, fishing, hiking, homestead, narratives, nature, poetry, psychology, shape-shifter, UFOs, Walt Franklin, wild economy, writing
23 Comments
The Caddis Hour
The Caddis Hour is not so much about fishing as it is a state of mind. I visited a stretch of Genesee River that I probably hadn’t waded in a decade. It was mid-morning. River pools, low and thirsty, were … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged birds, blessings, brown trout, caddis, Chester Rods, Earth, environment, fly-fishing, Genesee River, nature, poetry, populations, psychology, Time, wildness, writing
12 Comments
No Run-of-the-Mill Run
I’d passed the Pine Creek tributary a thousand times, hardly ever noticing its alder-bank flow beneath Route 6. I seldom considered its steep descent along the edge of state forest land until I learned it was a PA Class A … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ecology, environment, fly-fishing, Gougers, hiking, lost terrain, Mill Run, Pine Creek, poetics, psychology, wild, wild trout
6 Comments
Into the Gorge and Back
I’m almost alone, and I’m casting in an almost fishless river. That’s okay because… I really can’t waste my time while fishing. All morning I’m fighting the idea that I’ve lost my interest in pursuing steelhead. What keeps me going, though, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Carl Jung, gorge, harmony, Lake Erie, meditation, nature, psychology, Sigmund Freud, spawning, steelhead fishing, symbols, Time, tunnel of love, waste
20 Comments
Self-Portrait of the Fisherman as Idler
What’s the matter, am I too lazy to write a simple fishing or hiking report this week? Do I have to resort to a “selfie” via an empty message board along the river? Okay, so guys just want to have … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aldous Huxley, Doors, doors of perception, family, fisherman, fun, golf, idleness, labor, mule, music, nature, poetry, psychology, R.L. Stevenson, self-portrait, selfie, Wm. Blake, writer
19 Comments
The Cedar Run Experience, Parts 14/15
Part 14: On the morning of October 11, I found that the distance from bridge #5 to the former lumber camp known as Leetonia is about 1.1 miles along the narrow gravel road. I parked at the little bridge where … Continue reading
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Cedar Run)
1. Driving along Cedar Run Road to my parking destination, I listened to the Velvet Underground’s “Sister Ray,” 17 minutes of chaotic and perverse wonder, stirring up the vestiges of civilized existence. It was good to shake things up a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, Capt. Beefheart, Cedar Run Experience, fly-fishing, music, Part 12, psychology, R.L. Burnside, Velvet Underground, wild trout, wildness
10 Comments
Like a Song by Taj
To angle, as I see it, is to fish in an endless act of exploration and discovery. To angle, in a realm of small streams and rivertops, can mean an exploration of those blue lines on a topo map, those … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged angling, blues, discovery, exploration, fishing, mastodon, poetry, psychology, song, Taj Mahal, Thoreau, Time, wild trout
16 Comments
Rivertop Rambles 