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Tag Archives: Vernal Equinox
Spring/ Sprung!
I love all four seasons in New York, but spring… ah…. Two days ago I stepped out into the gray and misted dawn and listened to the first real song of the American robin. I accepted what I heard as … Continue reading
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Tagged American robin, birds, environment, natural history, nature, On the Helderhill, poetry, Spring, tracks, Vernal Equinox, William Christman, woodchuck, writing
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Spring Creek, the Turning
Saturday looked like the best of the weekend for a final shot at fishing Spring Creek this season. I’d had good luck here on two previous outings this winter, so I approached the water calmly, ready to accept whatever my … Continue reading
The North Country Spiders
The wet fly patterns known as “North Country Spiders” came to prominence in England around 1885 with the publication of Yorkshire Trout Flies written by T. E. Pritt. But some of the patterns had been around for a long while … Continue reading
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Tagged Eno, fly-fishing history, North Country Spiders, soft hackles, Spider and I, Vernal Equinox, wet flies
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Rivertop Rambles 