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Tag Archives: small stream fishing
So, How Was the Fishing?
1. Sometimes when there’s nothing new to say or to add to the overall blogging compost, I like to hear that ageless question directed at a rambler on the trail or in the water: “So how was the fishing?” Hearing it, … Continue reading
The Culvert Pool
With just a few days left on the regular fishing season for trout, I decided I had better visit the Culvert Pool before it was too late. The stream is close to home, high up on the watershed, but for … Continue reading
A Small Stream Double-Haul
I saw a muscle car with a message on the back that read, “Hang On, I Feel Like Taking a Chance!” I felt like taking a chance, myself… not with driving, but with a double-haul of small stream fishing. After … Continue reading
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Tagged becalmed, Cedar Run Experience, chance, double-haul, dry fly, Eno, fracking, Grouse & Flash, Part 11, satisfaction, small stream fishing, Whitman
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A Small Stream Summer
With the rains and relatively cool temperatures this summer throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, small stream fly-fishing has held up better than it usually does at this time of year. Many small streams have enough cool water that the … Continue reading
Rivertop Mayfly Song
The brook is only eight to 10-feet wide at most points along the headwaters. A warm spring day has finally arrived in the high country of the Appalachian foothills, and it feels good to be catching and releasing trout. Hepatica, … Continue reading
Greys, and Greens, and Sulphurs Too
The bright, cool weather felt good when I arrived at Kettle Creek for my tradition of fishing this quality trout stream on the long holiday weekend. The upper Kettle in northern Pennsylvania seemed in fine shape following a bit of … Continue reading
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Tagged bald eagle, brook trout, dry fly fishing, Green Drake, Grey Fox, Kettle Creek, small stream fishing, Sulphurs
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Micro-Flyfishing, Part 3
The joy and satisfaction to be found in small stream fishing is dependent on the energy you put into it. There’s nothing mystical in the process. Sure, frustration is a part of the game, but what pursuit, what challenge in … Continue reading
Micro-Flyfishing, Part 1
Solitary flyfishing is a great way to temporarily immerse yourself in wild nature. Guiding yourself into territory of the small wild trout, you get acquainted with an unmatched beauty. Micro-flyfishing is unlike any other aspect of the angling world. It … Continue reading
Rivertop Rambles 