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Tag Archives: William Blake
Passing the Founders’ Rod
Some thoughts on what it means to pass along the Founders’ Rod (the fly rod on loan to me for one year by the Slate Run Sportsmen): At the spring meeting of the Slate Run Sportsmen at Slate Run, PA, … Continue reading
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Tagged coexistence, conservation, fly rod, Founders' Rod, headwaters, heritage, lovely reed, pass on, peace, Slate Run Sportsmen, split-cane bamboo, wildness, William Blake
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Upper Kettle, Sunday
Kettle Creek has always been one of my favorite trout streams. On Sunday morning I resettled on upper Kettle near Germania, PA, after an absence there of several years. The scenery and the fishing were outstanding. On a spring day … Continue reading
Bobolink Fields Forever
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see… [J. Lennon]. It was an overcast afternoon and I wanted to do something different. I wanted to open my eyes a little wider than accustomed recently on the trout stream. Rather than … Continue reading
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Tagged bass & bluegills, bobolinks, Chesapeake watershed, hydrofracking, pond fishing, sound & silence, William Blake
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