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Tag Archives: Sinnemahoning
Stepping in the Same Stream Twice
A day-long rain cancels my intended visit to the upper Sinnemahoning. Disappointment has me dreaming– oh, those might-have-been trout! Those wild browns upstream of Costello, those speckled natives of the East Fork pools! Some old moderns like myself get sidetracked … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, daydreams, fishing, hummingbird, nature, philosophy, photography, Sinnemahoning, smallmouth bass, South Bend, warbler, whip-poor-will, writing
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The Wild Boy Cycle, 1870
Winter: Klukey died in a bear trap he had set near Kettle Creek. Klukey died three miles from his cabin, wandering in the deep snow till his feet accidently struck the pan. Those jaws sprang up– held him through the … Continue reading
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Tagged fishing, history, Independence, jumping the back fence, literature, nature, personal narratives, poetry, seasons, Sinnemahoning, Walt Franklin, Wild Boy Cycle, writing
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A Brook in Sinnemahone
It’s the kind of place you find near home, but only after years of trial and error. It’s the kind of place you head to for a day of solitude and beauty. You might go there for the birds and wildflowers, … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, brook, creek, fishing, fly-fishing, Gary Moore, going there, Jim Morrison, music, native trout, nature, saloon, Sinnemahoning, Spirit, walt franklin poetry, wilderness
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The Back Country, Sinnemahoning
Large coyote pauses on an open slope. Looks down-valley at the human looking up. Coyote ambles off, into the woods, the wild. Small caddis hatch from the big stream, under deep blue sky, among the greening hills. Anglers stop on … Continue reading
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Tagged back country, brook trout, caddis, coyote, dry fly, First Fork Sinnemahoning, Sinnemahoning, wild trout
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Elk Watch (Pennsylvania)
I recently stretched my “Pennsylvania Wilds” horizons by visiting the western headwaters of the Sinnemahoning, the elk country near Benezette, PA. Along with wife Leighanne, son Brent, and Catherine (Brent’s partner), I enjoyed a ramble through the little mountain town … Continue reading
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Tagged Benezette, Elk Country Visitors Center, elk management, elkburger, George Harvey, Medix Run, PA, PA wild elk, Sinnemahoning, wapiti
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(Really) Gone Fishin’
1. Cedar Run After the summer meeting of the Slate Run Sportsmen, I acknowledged that time was too short to fish another stretch of Slate, so I opted to stop along the more accessible but just as beautiful Cedar Run. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cedar Run, Light Cahill, Prouty Run, Sinnemahoning, Slate Drake, stocked trout, West Branch Genesee, wild trout
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