Tag Archives: trout

The Grey Ghost of April

Posted on April 29, 2023 by rivertoprambles

By mentioning the grey ghost I’m not referring, on this occasion, to the famous streamer pattern of trout flies first created by Carrie Stevens (the artist of Rangely, Maine, and not the Playboy model). I’m referring to the passage of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged April, Conhocton River, exploration, fly-fishing, Grey Ghost streamer, natural images, streams & rivers, Time, trout, waterfalls, wild ginger, writing | 18 Comments

Wood River Sunday

Posted on April 11, 2023 by rivertoprambles

The midday air temp on Easter Sunday was a pleasant 53 degrees Fahrenheit. The bright tannin-colored Wood River flowed alluringly through the 14,000-acre Arcadia Wildlife Management Area in a surprisingly wild section of tiny Rhode Island. The first-time angler to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arcadia Wildlife Area, brook trout, conservation, ecology, family, fly-fishing, Nature writing, Rhode Island, travel, trout, trout fishing, Wood River | 16 Comments

More Than Fish That We Are After

Posted on October 19, 2022 by rivertoprambles

I’ve returned to fly-fishing the local rivers and smaller streams, my first solo outings on the water in quite some time. These were modest outings, casting bamboo and smaller graphite rods, catching and releasing a few nice browns that rose … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, fishing, fly-fishing, nature, poetry, prose, streamers, Thoreau, trout, writing | 19 Comments

Photos, Art and Nature

Posted on June 11, 2022 by rivertoprambles

Few words today, as I reflect on the activities of the past few weeks and look forward to my rapidly approaching trip to Newfoundland. With luck, I may have some interesting reflections to share with you from that Atlantic province … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, birds, birdwatching, folk art, nature, photos, Pittsburgh, transitions, travel, trout | 20 Comments

A Trout in the Milk

Posted on April 29, 2022 by rivertoprambles

“Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk.” H.D. Thoreau On April 15th Leighanne and I drove south from the wintry residues of western New York for a weekend in the Pittsburgh environs … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged language, milk, nature, poetry, travel, trout, writing | 24 Comments

The Antipodes

Posted on March 29, 2022 by rivertoprambles

The British writer, H.T. Sheringham (1879-1930), has been critically lauded as one of the best angling writers of all time, who wrote primarily of local waters but whose style can appeal to readers of wider interest. An advocate of any … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antipodes, books, fishing, H.T. Sheringham, Learning the Terrain, nature, poetry, scop, struggle, trout, wild birds, writing | 16 Comments

Water Lines

Posted on December 7, 2021 by rivertoprambles

I hadn’t been fishing in a while and felt the need to reconnect. We’ve been working on the house all year, and some of the wettest months on record have produced poor opportunities for being on the water. Still, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animals, connections, dialogue, dream, fishing, mother nature, play, poetry, tracks, trout, Water, water lines, work, writing | 17 Comments

Fishing the Cold Dew

Posted on October 12, 2021 by rivertoprambles

No, the Cold Dew isn’t some new trout stream I’ve discovered. Rather, it’s a mini-season designated for early October by the ancient Chinese. The ancients, like those of us responding to shorter daylight hours and to longer, cooler nights, took … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, caddis, Cold Dew, fishing, heart, incompleat angler, mortality, nature, place, soul, trout, writing | 20 Comments

Openings

Posted on June 22, 2021 by rivertoprambles

A late spring day along Cedar Run presented the old familiar challenge– lucky to catch and release a single trout in tough conditions. There was beauty, though, reflected from each small waterfall, each pool and riffle, from the deep green … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birding, Cedar Run, favorite pics, fishing, friendship, nature, photography, Pine Creek, poetry, trout, whippoorwill, writing | 19 Comments

Quiet Silver Streams

Posted on May 19, 2021 by rivertoprambles

Following a full week of hiking, birding, and visiting such places as the Genesee River Trail (WAG Trail, NY), the Golden Eagle Trail (PA), and the coastal trails of Block Island (RI), it was good to return from these rewarding … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Block Island, fishing, hiking, Izaak Walton, May, northern PA, psychology, self education, small streams, study, The Compleat Angler, trout, writing | 14 Comments