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Tag Archives: stocked trout
Flycatcher
When the weather finally turned irresistible for the craft of venturing into the stream-lined depths of mother nature, I got on the West Branch Genesee and, later, the main stem Genesee. There, among the hills and hollows of the dual-state … Continue reading
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Tagged caddis, environment, fly patterns, flycatcher, flyfishing, Genesee River, Grannom, headwaters, nature, photography, rivertops, stocked trout, upper Genesee, wild trout, writing
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Fishing the Forest Shade
It was a beautiful May morning on one of my favorite trout streams, Kettle Creek. Everything looked terrific although there was no discernible hatch activity as yet, and the trout were still lethargic in the cool water as the sun bore … Continue reading
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Tagged brook trout, dry fly, fly-fishing, forest cover, headwaters, Kettle Creek, nature, photography, small streams, stocked trout, wild trout
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Keeping Close to the Stream
Since the publisher for my book called River’s Edge is working on a reprint edition, I was looking at the book again and almost randomly opened to the chapter called “Fishing the Runs.” There the subject matter seemed appropo for … Continue reading
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Tagged "River's Edge", brook trout, Cedar Run, fly-fishing, Genesee, Harry Middleton, heaven, native trout, Pine Creek, Rothrock, Slate Drakes, stocked trout, stream, trail, wild trout
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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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