Tag Archives: smallmouth bass

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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Tom Jefferson’s River

Posted on April 1, 2013 by rivertoprambles

Back in D. C., I was ready to flyfish for shad on the Potomac but I wasn’t prepared for this. I found a dead shad along the Rivanna River in Charlottesville where I was staying for a few days. The … Continue reading →

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Ant Man Beetle Guy

Posted on August 21, 2012 by rivertoprambles

Here in rivertop country and on waters downstream, the time to seriously fish terrestrial patterns of the artificial fly had come. With few exceptions, the major aquatic insect hatches were complete for the year; it was time for the six-legged landlubbers to … Continue reading →

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