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North Fork Watershed – where does the spring water originate from ??
Since the North Fork is so heavily spring fed; the question arises -“where does the water from Blue Spring, North Fork Spring, and Rainbow Spring come from ? The following picture from USGS shows where. One can also see that the water almost entirely passes by the Bryant Creek watershed; exception Hodgkins Mill spring. These studies were done with red dye. Click on USGS pictures to enlarge.
Leonard Fly Rod circa 1880-1881
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This 10 1/2′ trout rod is a beautiful rod from my collection of vintage rods. Made by the H. L. Leonard Fly Rod Company; Central Valley, NY in about 1880. This is the exact same type of rod rod and model that Theodore Gordon used in the Catskills from 1880 -1900. I acquired this rod about 2 years ago and even though it is not the oldest Leonard I have (I have 2 Bangor Leonard’s also made 1873, and 1877) it is a complete rod with a butt, 2 mids, and 3 full length tips. original bag and tip tube. These rods were made for use with horse hair lines, possibly very early silk lines. Notice the ferrules are spiked. Marked “Sole Agents – Wm. Mills and Son, N Y” which means it was not made in Bangor Maine. Complete and in original condition. The Leonard Rod Company was one of the best known bamboo rod makers until about 1970. Click to enlarge pictures. The Patten Collection.
Red Eyed Vireo
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One of the ROLF’s common birds, the Red-eyed Vireo is heard far more than it is seen. It sings continuously from the forest canopy from dawn to dusk. The vireo’s song is a series of phrases interspaced with short pauses, like the song of an American Robin broken into pieces. The White Eyed Vireo is also common at ROFL and is more often heard near the North Fork River banks.
