Tag Archives: Salmon River

Ruminations (Salmon River)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by rivertoprambles

I had sworn off October visits to the Salmon River long ago, but when a friend invites me to go fishing with him I do not decline unless I’m sick, already anchored to a schedule by divine authority, or dying. … Continue reading →

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Jumping the Back Fence

Posted on October 30, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Wild Boy Run was named for Lewis “Wild Boy” Stevens who settled on the Pennsylvania mountain stream in 1842.  Born to alcoholic and abusive parents, Stevens “jumped the back fence” of his home (in New Jersey) at age eleven and … Continue reading →

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Autumn Journal: October 30

Posted on October 30, 2012 by rivertoprambles

The sensation was a little spooky. I was fishing with friends on northern New York’s Salmon River, and no one was catching anything, not the hardware angler on the bank, nor the guys out wading with a fly rod, nor the numerous client/guide … Continue reading →

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Flatland Ramble (1)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by rivertoprambles

It’s getting to be that season when an angler’s fancy turns to the big fish of the Great Lakes tributary spawn. I thought it might be interesting to revisit the Lake Ontario tribs by checking into the narrative “The River’s Edge,” … Continue reading →

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