Tag Archives: winter flyfishing

Small Stream Miscellany

Posted on January 14, 2016 by rivertoprambles

Spring Creek.  You might recall that last winter I reported on what looked to be a crash in trout numbers at a popular upstate stream. Study by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has confirmed the crash … Continue reading →

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Spring Creek Finale

Posted on January 15, 2013 by rivertoprambles

This post will not contain a photo of myself attempting to escape the clutch of a rising river. It will show a photo of the wild brown that my fishing partner had on the line as I struggled to regain my feet a short distance … Continue reading →

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Finger Lake Salmon

Posted on January 2, 2013 by rivertoprambles

Cayuga Lake, the longest (38 miles) of New York’s glacial Finger Lakes, has steep east and west sides and an average depth of 182 feet. On New Year’s Day, I accompanied angling buddy Tim Didas in a drive north of … Continue reading →

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December Rain

Posted on December 21, 2012 by rivertoprambles

The long awaited rains were falling. I was on the upper river at noon, in time for the rain to finally get serious. I waited in the car for five minutes to see if it would ease a little or if … Continue reading →

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Mourning River

Posted on December 16, 2012 by rivertoprambles

News of a massacre in a New England elementary school shocked many parts of the human world. As someone with about 15 years of teaching at the elementary and middle school levels, as one who’s participated in annual lock-down drills … Continue reading →

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Limestone Cowboy

Posted on December 5, 2012 by rivertoprambles

I hadn’t fished Spring Creek (Caledonia, New York) for several years, so I jumped at an opportunity to revisit the limestone water on a warm day in early December. Unlike central and southern Pennsylvania, upstate New York has very few … Continue reading →

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Green Eggs and…

Posted on December 2, 2012 by rivertoprambles

The oncoming winter gave me a reprieve on Saturday and allowed me to go flyfishing on the upper Allegheny. The temperatures climbed into the thirties and the sun even shone for a while around midday. That’s when I stepped into … Continue reading →

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