Tag Archives: steelhead

Over the Brow of Winter’s Hill

Posted on January 9, 2019 by rivertoprambles

Tim and I got out on New Year’s Day, resuming our tradition of hitting the brow of winter right between the eyes. Eighteen Mile Creek was new to both of us. We’d known about it, and were thankful that our … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Eighteen Mile Creek, Genesee River, John Bartles, music, nature, Oak Orchard, poetry, skunk cabbage, steelhead, Thoreau, traditions, trout, winter fly-fishing, writing | 20 Comments

So, How Was the Fishing?

Posted on March 30, 2017 by rivertoprambles

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brook trout, Cattaraugus creek tribs, environment, etiquette, fishing taverns, fly-fishing, forest, friendship, nothing to say, Pennsylvania Wilds, philosophy, photos, small stream fishing, steelhead, stonefly, western New York, wild, Zoar Valley | 20 Comments

Of Birds, Friends, Trout, and Hiking Trails

Posted on March 29, 2016 by rivertoprambles

I watched a pair of tundra swans on the local marsh. This species, now migrating to the far north, is known to pair for life– an admirable trait for those of us romantically inclined– but the bird whose symbolism really … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alfred U., birding, Easter, fishing, friendship, hiking, loons, pagan views, Potter County, steelhead, swans | 17 Comments

Good Morning, Steelhead (Wherever You Are)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by rivertoprambles

At last, on the first full day of spring, a day that followed an unusually difficult winter in upstate New York, I was out there fishing and moving once again…I felt like a steelhead, perhaps, off on a “swim” from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, blues, Cattaraugus Creek, Daevid Allen, fly-fishing, friendship, Gong, spring equinox, steelhead, steelhead fishing, steelhead weather, winter in the blood | 12 Comments

Brightness

Posted on March 12, 2013 by rivertoprambles

1. Small black stoneflies skittered across the pool. Trout began to rise and gulp the stoneflies that attempted to finish their journey from the water to the land. Standing under a bright midday sun, I began to curse myself for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged black stoneflies, blue ice, brook trout, Cattaraugus Creek, early season flyfishing, heading upstream, spawning run, spring sun, steelhead | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Autumn Journal, Eno, Hurricane Sandy, morning call, On Land, Salmon River, steelhead | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: steelhead

Over the Brow of Winter’s Hill

So, How Was the Fishing?

Of Birds, Friends, Trout, and Hiking Trails

Good Morning, Steelhead (Wherever You Are)

Brightness

Autumn Journal: October 30

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