Tag Archives: wet fly

The Dream Cast: Yellow Dun

Posted on January 30, 2016 by rivertoprambles

1.  James Cecilia is a “wet-fly-only angler” who lives in upstate New York. He contacted me about a mutual interest in the writings of Pennsylvania fisherman, Jim Bashline. Mr. Bashline was a fishing editor for Field & Stream, and author of … Continue reading →

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The Rivertop Construction Company

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rivertoprambles

To seize the time, a tranquil evening in early May, I took a walk to the beaver ponds to see all I could see. I took a path that was less than a path, a rough walk downhill from the woods, … Continue reading →

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The Cedar Run Experience, Part 18

Posted on December 11, 2014 by rivertoprambles

I got a break from the weather, frozen days and nights brightening into a Sunday morning with the temperature rising toward the low 40s. I drove to Cedar Run and steered gently toward the headwaters over the icy lane of … Continue reading →

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When the Swallows Fly

Posted on August 27, 2014 by rivertoprambles

Around here, it happens every August 27th, give or take a day. The barn swallows leave the site where they have been “our birds” since the end of April. On a late summer morning, the air above the old barn … Continue reading →

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Touchstone

Posted on January 23, 2013 by rivertoprambles

I found the heavy stone a long time ago. I may have found it in a gravel pit near an Indian burial ground; I can’t be sure. If so, it was from a piece of land about to be converted … Continue reading →

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