Tag Archives: Sinnemahoning

Stepping in the Same Stream Twice

Posted on July 15, 2021 by rivertoprambles

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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The Wild Boy Cycle, 1870

Posted on November 19, 2019 by rivertoprambles

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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An Adams Will Do

Posted on June 3, 2018 by rivertoprambles

Continuing with my “wings over water” theme of late, I’ve kept an eye out for insect hatches on our trout streams but haven’t seen much yet. Oh, the Sulphur mayflies made an afternoon appearance on Cross Fork Creek. A few … Continue reading →

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A Brook in Sinnemahone

Posted on June 14, 2015 by rivertoprambles

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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The Back Country, Sinnemahoning

Posted on May 8, 2013 by rivertoprambles

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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Elk Watch (Pennsylvania)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by rivertoprambles

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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Sinnemahone

Posted on September 27, 2012 by rivertoprambles

Sinnemahone is my name for the watershed and countryside of the Sinnemahoning drainage south of Coudersport in north-central Pennsylvania. Its main arteries are the East Fork and the First Fork creeks (and Driftwood Branch to the west) that join the Sinnemahoning south of Wharton, PA and … Continue reading →

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(Really) Gone Fishin’

Posted on June 16, 2012 by rivertoprambles

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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