Tag Archives: psychology

Quiet Silver Streams

Posted on May 19, 2021 by rivertoprambles

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

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fishermen, fly-fishing, friendship, Genesee River, mayflies, philosophy, poetry, psychology, spinners, the final stage, transcendence, writing | 12 Comments

Shape-Shifter

Posted on October 7, 2019 by rivertoprambles

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

Posted on October 2, 2019 by rivertoprambles

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

Posted on May 21, 2019 by rivertoprambles

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

Posted on March 9, 2016 by rivertoprambles

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

Posted on August 10, 2015 by rivertoprambles

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

Posted on October 23, 2014 by rivertoprambles

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Buck Run, Cedar Mountain, Cedar Run canyon, fall fly-fishing, headwaters, Leetonia, psychology, solitude, special fishing regs, The Cedar Run Experience 14/15, wild beauty, wild trout | 15 Comments

Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (Cedar Run)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by rivertoprambles

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

Posted on August 17, 2014 by rivertoprambles

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